2017 · Q77
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
(a) How long (b) you are (c) in this profession ? (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
A 'how long' question about a state continuing to the present needs the present perfect continuous with inversion: 'How long have you been in this profession?' The word order 'you are' in part (b) is wrong on both tense and inversion. Hence option B.