Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No improvement” .
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The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold for more than two hours now.
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- had waited
- have been waiting
- has been waiting
- No improvement
Correct Option: B
Here, period of time is evident. Hence, Present Perfect Continuous should be used.
Here, have been waiting is the right usage.
