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    Question

    In the following questions, sentences are given with a

    part in bold. The given phrase in bold may or may not contain an error. If phrase has error, one of the options following can replace the incorrect phrase. The correct phrase which replaces the erroneous phrase will be your answer. If the sentence is correct then select ‘No improvement required’ as your answer. Having worked on the project for six months , the deadline was still approaching faster than the team could complete the final deliverables.
    A Having been worked on the project for six months Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B After working on the project for six months Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Being worked on the project for six months Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Since the team had worked on the project for six months Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement required. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrase "Having worked on the project for six months" is a modifier.  It's meant to describe who or what did the work. However, the subject of the main part of the sentence is "the deadline". Since a deadline cannot "work on the project," the modifier is left dangling, without a proper subject to describe. Therefore, the sentence requires an improvement to make it grammatically correct.

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