Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.

The businessman also insisted (that the police had issued him several summons).

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SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam 2022 Official Paper (Held On: 13 March, 2023 Shift 4)

Answer 1

Here the correct answer is That the police had issued him several summonses.

Key Points

Option 4 maintains the original tense used in the sentence, which is the past perfect tense ("had issued"). The past perfect tense is used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action. In this case, it implies that the businessman's insistence on the police issuing him several summonses happened after the police had already issued the summonses.
The word "summonses" is the correct plural form of "summons," indicating multiple legal orders to appear in court.
- Original sentence: The businessman also insisted that the police had issued him several summons.
- Improved sentence: The businessman also insisted that the police had issued him several summonses.
In the improved sentence, the past perfect tense is maintained, correctly indicating the sequence of events. The plural form "summonses" is used to represent multiple summonses.