The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The UAE, along with other/ Gulf states, has been being/ making friendly overtures to Iran.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e Gulf states has been being.
The error is in the second part of the sentence. It should be "has been making" instead of "has been being."
The present perfect continuous tense of the verb "be" is "has been being," but it is not appropriate to use in this context. Instead, we need to use the present perfect continuous tense of the verb "make," which is "has been making," to indicate an ongoing action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.
Therefore, the corrected sentence is: "The UAE, along with other Gulf states, has been making friendly overtures to Iran."