Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
The Dutta company has not being making new school bags since the lockdown commenced.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. being.
We are dealing with the Present Perfect Continuous Tense, which is formed as: has/have + been + verb-ing.
'Since' is used with a point in time (like 'since the lockdown commenced'), which is correct here.
In Present Perfect Continuous, the correct form is 'been', not 'being'.
'Being' is used in passive voice or to describe a state (e.g., 'He is being rude'), but here we are using an active construction.
Corrected Sentence: 'The Dutta company has not been making new school bags since the lockdown commenced.'