Question

Select the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct select "No Error".

I have not seen him since twenty years [a] and so I cannot say with certainty [b]
whether Lee is alive or dead.[c] No error [d]

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. No error

Answer 1

The correct option is A a

Let’s examine the sentence: “I have not seen him since twenty years and so I cannot say with certainty whether Lee is alive or dead.” The preposition ‘since’ is used for a point of time and not period of time. As ‘twenty years’ given in the sentence is a period of time, it would be indicated by the preposition ‘for.’ Hence, the error is in part a of the sentence. So, Option A is the correct answer.