Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence. The crews were on board, / and they soon busied themselves / in preparing to meet the storm.

The correct answer is: D. No error

The sentence is grammatically correct. The word “and” is used to join two independent clauses, and the phrase “in preparing to meet the storm” is a prepositional phrase that modifies the verb “busied.”

The sentence could be rewritten as follows:

The crews were on board. They soon busied themselves in preparing to meet the

However, the original sentence is more concise and easier to read.