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Question

In the following sentence, identify the part which has an error. If there is no error choose option D.

They have been very close friends until they quarreled.

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They have been
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very close friends
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until they quarrelled.
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D
No error
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Solution

The correct option is B They have been
"They have been" clashes with the tense pattern in the given context of the sentence. It should be 'They had been very close friends until they quarreled.' Thus A carries the error.

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