Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error Where have you been from s...........

English (CPO) Error correction

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Where have you been from such a long time?

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SSC CPO 14th-March-2019-Shift-1

from

Where

have you been

such a long time?

- Option 1: from

- The word "from" is not the correct preposition. "For" should be used to indicate the duration of time. Example: "for such a long time."

- Option 2: Where

- This word is appropriately used to ask about a location or situation. There is no error here.

- Option 3: have you been

- This is correctly phrased. It forms part of the present perfect tense, indicating an action that has occurred at some unspecified time in the past.

- Option 4: such a long time?

- This is correctly worded and indicates an extended duration.

The sentence should be: "Where have you been for such a long time?"

Option 1: from is the segment containing the error.

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