Question

He asked who had been responsible for that-
a) He said, " Who was responsible for this?"
b) he said, " Who has been responsible for this?"
c) He said, " Who is responsible for this?" d) He said, " Who shall be responsible for this?"​

Answer 1

He said, " Who was responsible for this?". The word "had been" is the past perfect tense. The question was about someone's responsibility in the past, so the answer should also be in the past. Here option A is the correct answer.

The original sentence is in the past tense, indicating that it had already happened. Option (a) is the correct option, as it uses the past tense "was responsible" to indicate that the responsibility was in the past.

Option (b) uses the present perfect tense "has been responsible," which indicates that the responsibility still exists in the present. Option (c) uses the present tense "is responsible," which indicates that the responsibility is still happening. Option (d) uses the future tense "shall be responsible," which indicates that the responsibility will happen in the future.

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