Question

Since 1960, there has being an increasing trend of land under cereal production at the global level.

Q: Answer-Since 1960, there has being an increasing trend of land under cereal production at the global level....

The phrase has being is incorrect. It should be has been to indicate the correct form of the present perfect tense. Option 4 corrects this mistake while retaining the intended meaning of the sentence. An increasing trend of is also the correct expression in this context. Therefore, option 4 provides the appropriate correction.

In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct.

A there has to be an increase trend when

B there has to an increasing trend in

C there has being an increased trend of

D there has been an increasing trend of

E No correction required

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