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Multiple Choice Questions

The contestants had been waiting in the sun for more than six hours now so it is unfa...........

English Language (RRB-B) Sentence Improvement

Direction: In the questions given below, there is a sentence in which one part is given in bold. The part given in bold may or may not be grammatically correct. Choose the best alternative among the four given which can replace the part in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the part given in bold is already correct and does not require any replacement, choose option (e), i.e. “No replacement required” as your answer.

The contestants had been waiting in the sun for more than six hours now, so, it is unfair to cancel the whole audition because of the absence of one crew member.

had waited under the sun

have been waiting in the sun

have been waiting under the sun

had been being waited in the sun

No replacement required

Explanation:

According to the given sentence, it is stating an event standing at a point when something has continued for some time and now some decision is to be taken. Hence, at the point of reference, the action has continued for quite some time and is in progress at present as well. This is described by the Present Perfect Continuous tense which takes ‘have/had + been + ‘-ing’ form of the verb’.

Secondly, 'under the sun' is an idiomatic expression which means 'in existence (used in expressions emphasizing the large number of something)'.

Ex. They exchanged views on every subject under the sun.

Therefore, 'in the sun' and not 'under the sun' is the correct here in the given context of the sentence.

The correct sentence will therefore be:

The contestants have been waiting in the sun for more than six hours now, so, it is unfair to cancel the whole audition because of the absence of one crew member.

This makes Option B the right choice.

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