Directions: Complete the sentence below by choosing the correct option from those given at the end of the sentence.
The police __________ the crime scene where a factory worker had been gagged to death.
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inspected
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inspects
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had inspected
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are inspected
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Correct answer
Explanation
The police inspection happened in the past relative to the factory worker's death. Simple past 'inspected' correctly sequences these past events. The past perfect 'had inspected' would place the inspection before the death, which doesn't fit the context.