Identify the segment in the sentence. Which contain the grammatical error.
I was sorry to be hearing of his misfortune.

Options

A. be hearing
B. of his misfortune
C. I was
D. sorry to

Answer

A

Explanation

Stative verbs are those verbs which express a state of condition. They do not refer to a physical action. Sense and emotions like hear, smell, see, love, hate etc are different types of stative verbs. However, these verbs can.t be used in (-ing form) for example, Hear, Smell(Correct) and Hearing, Smelling(Incorrect). Hence, .sorry to hear will be answer.