Subject Category > English

Q. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.This palace (has been belonging) to our family since generations.

A) has belonged

B) has belonging

C) no improvement

D) belonged

has belonged

Additional Information > Exam point of View

The corrected sentence is: 'This palace has belonged to our family for generations.' The verb 'has been belonging' is incorrect because 'belong' is a stative verb and does not take continuous tenses.

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