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Writing>Identifying Sentence Errors

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Silvery fish such as sardines and Atlantic herring being masters of camouflage, using their silvery skin to stay invisible to predators from nearly every angle. No error

(A) such as
(B) being
(C) their
(D) from nearly
(E) No error

答案和解析

答案：B

解析：

The error in this sentence occurs at (B), where the present participle "being" creates a sentence fragment. A main verb ("are") is needed instead.