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Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 60)
Spotting Errors
Directions to Solve

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

60.

(solve as per the direction given above)

He has not been attending
English classes
since one month
No error.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
since the last one month
Discussion:
22 comments Page 2 of 3.
Ema said:   9 years ago
Here since is used for a particular time. But in this sentence, a particular time is not specified. So for will use in place of since.
Balmukund Shah said:   9 years ago
I totally agree with @Ema.
Varsha chauhan said:   9 years ago
It should be - for a month (or) for one month.
(1)
Gautam Satpathy said:   9 years ago
2 problems.

1) Use of been in "He has not been attending" and.

2) Since instead of For.

The sentence would be much better written as.

"He has not attended English classes for a month" or.

"He has not attended English classes since last month".
(1)
Hemanshi Mohan Aloria said:   8 years ago
In Perfect continuous tense "For" is used for a period of time (eg 2 month, 1 month, 3 years, 40min) and "since" with point of time (eg; morning, evening, afternoon, last month, last year).
(1)
Adil said:   7 years ago
You are right, Thanks @Sumanth.
(1)
Abhishek Kashyap said:   7 years ago
I think it should be "The English classes".
(4)
Indrani said:   6 years ago
No, It will be FOR not SINCE.
(1)
Abhijeet said:   6 years ago
Why not, "He has been not attending"?
Anoymous said:   5 years ago
I think that the correct answer is D because since is used to show the accurate time.
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