Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold which may need improvement. Alternatives are given at (1), (2) and (3) below, which may be better option. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
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The fishermen are fishing in the sea from sunrise and will continue to do so until sunset.
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- have fished
- have been fishing
- were fishing
- No improvement
Correct Option: B
Present Perfect Continuous Tense (have been fishing) is the right usage.
The structure of the sentence is as follows :
| The fishermen | have | been | fishing |
