Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The two trains gave the illusion of been stationary.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. of been stationary.
- The error in the sentence is related to verbs.
- The verb 'been' is always used after 'to have' (in any of its forms, e.g., 'has', 'had', 'will have', 'having').
- Also, the verb 'being' means 'the state of existing'.
- Hence, "been" should be replaced with "being".
The correct sentence will be: The two trains gave the illusion of being stationary.