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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 there is No error, then your answer is (4) i.e. No error.

  1. Solve the question according to given instruction
    1. He served as President
    2. of the Lions Club
    3. since fifteen years.
    4. No error
Correct Option: C

for will replace since because –
for (Prep.) is used for showing a length of time
since (Prep.) is used for showing a past time until a later time/until now
Look at the examples given below :
We’ve been living here for fifteen years. (still living)
We’ve lived here for fifteen years. (had lived)
Hence, for fifteen years is the right usage



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