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FIND THE ERROR IN THE GIVEN SENTENCE AND CORRECT IT A study has uncovered a previously overlooked law of natural selection based on "survival of the slacker', that is, spend all day lazing about could be good for human evolution.

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spending all day lazing about must be good for human evolution

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spend all day lazing about will be good for human evolution

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spending all day lazing about could be good for human evolution

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spending all day. should be used in place of *spend all day". The phrase .spend all day lazing about. is a continuous process. The present continuous tense is a way to convey an ongoing Process Human Evolution). Thus, spending (present continuous) all day lazing..
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