The sentence below has been divided into three parts. Select the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence has no error, select the option 'No Error'.
For a fortnight, toddlers at St Andrew's had been/ busy committed rhymes to memory/ in preparation for their big performance.

Correct option is A

Option (a) contains an error.
Explanation: The correct structure should be: “had been busy committing rhymes to memory.”
· “Busy” should be followed by a gerund (verb + ing), not the past participle “committed”.
Corrected Sentence: For a fortnight, toddlers at St Andrew’s had been busy committing rhymes to memory in preparation for their big performance.
Grammatical Rule Used: When “busy” is followed by a verb, that verb should be in the “-ing” form (gerund).
Example: She was busy cooking dinner when I arrived.
�� Information Booster: “Busy + verb-ing” is a fixed grammatical construction in English to indicate continuous or recent engagement in an activity.