Question

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part.
(a) It was nearly thirty years ago, (b) since this magazine (c) was first published.

• A. (a)
• B. (b)
• C. (c)
• D. No error

Answer 1

The correct option is B (b)

Let’s examine the sentence: “It was nearly thirty years ago, since this magazine was first published.” The sentence states an event that happened for the first time “thirty years ago.” It does not state that the event has been happening continuously from the time of thirty years ago till present. We use ‘since’ when we state that an event has been happening from the beginning of the stated duration till the present time. Hence, “since” is not the right preposition to use here. It needs to be replaced by the conjunction “that” and the correct sentence would be "It was nearly thirty years ago that this magazine was first published." So, the error is in Part b of the sentence. Hence, option B is the correct answer.