Direction: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (4), i.e., No error.
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Solve the question according to given instruction.
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- It had laid
- in the closet
- for a week before we found it.
- No error
Correct Option: A
had been lying will replace had laid because – a time period has been specified in the sentence.
Hence, Past Perfect Continuous Tense will be used.
Look at the examples given below :
We have been painting our house since last Friday, but we are still a long way from finishing.
She had been living in a one–room apartment for a year before getting married.
Hence, it had been lying is the right usage
