Question

In the sentence given below, four words/phrases have been underlined and the underlined words/phrases are given as options. Select the option that contains grammatical error(s).
Sentence: Raghav has been trying stopping smoking for many years now, but he has been unsuccessful.

• A. Raghav has been
• B. trying stopping smoking
• C. for many years
• D. has been unsuccessful

Hint:

Avoid using two gerunds back-to-back. Use “try to + verb” to express effort, and “try + verb-ing” for experimentation.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The phrase “trying stopping” is incorrect. After “trying,” we typically use “to + verb.” The correct form is “trying to stop smoking.” Correct phrase: {trying to stop smoking}