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Question 15

Which sentence handles a state verb correctly?

  1. I can hear the backup generator from the courtyard.Correct answer
  2. Sam is knowing the access code now.
  3. This bicycle is belonging to the new caretaker.
  4. I am hearing the backup generator from the courtyard.

Explanation

The generator sentence is correct because involuntary perception at the present moment is naturally expressed with the modal can plus the perception verb. The closest distractor puts passive hearing into the continuous, a form standard English normally avoids.

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