Question

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence. 

The policeman told the inspector that he had arrested a man for breaking the lockdown rules.

A The policeman said to the inspector, “He arrests a man for breaking the lock-down rules.” Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B The policeman said to the Inspector, “He would arrest a man for breaking the lockdown rules.” Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C The policeman said to the inspector, “I am arresting a man for breaking the lock-down rules.” Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D The policeman said to the inspector, “I have arrested a man for breaking the lockdown rules.” Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

It uses the pronoun "I" to refer to the policeman himself and the present perfect tense "have arrested" to indicate that the action of arresting the man occurred in the past with a connection to the present.

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