Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

He complained of having tortured by the police.

  1. having been tortured

  2. tortured

  3. been tortured

  4. No improvement needed
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A Correct answer
Explanation

'By the police' makes it a sentence in the passive voice with 'the police' as the subject. So, the object case is tortured and complains of 'having been tortured'.

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