Question 31
In the sentence ‘Tramps and vagabonds have been making marks on our gatepost’, what is the perfective marker?
Have been
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None of these
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Have been
Question 31 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 27 Oct 2024, in the September 2024 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 27 Oct 2024). It carries 1 mark.
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