Multiple choice

The underlined portion of the following question has some errors. Five options are given below. Choose the correct option to improve the sentence. The car which is stopped by the policeman contained a number of smuggled watches.

  1. which is stopped by the policeman contained a number of smuggled watches.

  2. which was stopped by the policeman containing a number of smuggled watches.

  3. �is stopped by the policeman contained a number of smuggled watches.

  4. which was stopped by the policeman contained a number of smuggled watches.

  5. which is stopped by the policeman containing a number of smuggled watches.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

'Was' rectifies the error. The sentence reflects an action in the past.