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    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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