Question at position 35 True or False? "I’ve been knowing Emy for many years." True=the statement is grammatically correct False=the statement is grammatically incorrect TrueFalse

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We are given a True/False question about the sentence: “I’ve been knowing Emy for many years.”
Option 1: True - This option claims the sentence is grammatically correct. In English, the verb know is a stative verb that describes a state rather than an action. We typically use present perfect simple to express a duration with stative verbs: ‘I have known Emy for many years.’ The present perfect continuous form ‘have been knowing’ is not standard for this meaning, and native usage would avoid the continuous aspect with stative verbs. Therefore, labeling this as grammatically correct would be inaccurate because it misuses the aspect for a verb that denotes a state rather than an ongoing action.
Option 2: False - This option claims the sentence is grammatically incorrect. Given the standard rule about stative verbs and the usual expression of duration with ‘have known,’ the sentence ‘I’ve been knowing Emy for many years’ sounds off to native speakers and would be deemed incorrect in most grammar guides. The correct form would be ‘I have known Emy for many years.’ The use of the present perfect continuous here conflicts with the typical treatment of know as a state verb, which prefers a simple present perfect construction to indicate a lasting condition established in the past and continuing to the present.
Option 1 revisited in light of this guidance would be considered incorrect due to the improper aspect use, whereas Option 2 aligns with the standard grammar expectation for this kind of sentence.
In short, the key issue is the mismatch between a stative verb and the continuous aspect in a sentence that expresses a duration up to the present; the conventional, natural phrasing uses the simple present perfect rather than the present perfect continuous. By evaluating the two options, we see why one aligns with common English grammar rules (the statement is not grammatically correct as written) and the other aligns with the description of the grammar rule (the sentence as written is incorrect).

Question at position 35 True or False? "I’ve been knowing Emy for many years." True=the statement is grammatically correct False=the statement is grammatically incorrect TrueFalse

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