Direction: The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

For the last three years, /Sunita had been running/private hostels near this university. 

The correct answer is "Sunita had been running."

Key Points

• The verb tense in the sentence is past perfect continuous, which indicates an action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past.
• However, the sentence is in the present tense, which suggests that the action is ongoing or habitual.
• To correct the error, the verb tense should be changed to present perfect continuous:
• This sentence accurately reflects the ongoing nature of Sunita's business.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

Correct sentence: Sunita has been running private hostels near this university for the last three years.