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Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.

The thing about anger is that it can either been a helpful emotion or a discouraging one.

Option 1: a helpful emotion or a discouraging one

Option 2: The thing about anger

Option 3: No error

Option 4: is that it can either been


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Correct Answer: is that it can either been


Solution : The error lies in the fourth option .

The error lies in the incorrect use of the verb form to be .

Been , which is the participle form, should be replaced with the base form be , which is the correct form after the modal verb "can" to complete the sentence structure.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The thing about anger is that it can either be a helpful emotion or a discouraging one."

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