Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose “No error’.
We had been collected and studied over 14,000 dung beetles from 98 different species.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. We had been collected and.
- "We had been collected and studied" is incorrect because "had been" implies a past perfect passive tense, which doesn't fit the context.
- The correct phrase "We have collected and studied" uses the present perfect tense, indicating actions completed recently that are relevant to the present.