Directions: In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates 'No improvement'.

His entry to the team dressing room was restrict as an official inquiry had been constituted against him.

The correct answer is "Was restricted as an".

Key Points

• In the underlined segment, the use of the base form of the verb 'restrict' is incorrect.
• The sentence is in the simple past tense and in the passive voice therefore, the past participle form of the verb 'restricted' will be used.
• The simple past passive is a verb tense that is used when something was done by someone at some time in the past.
• The formula for the simple past passive is: Object + was/were + verb3 (past participle).
  • Example: The mistakes were corrected by the teacher.
• The underlined part hence must be replaced with ''was restricted as an'' to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
   

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Correct Sentence: His entry to the team dressing room was restricted as an official inquiry had been constituted against him.

Additional Information

• ''Is restricting'' is in the present continuous tense.
• ''Was restricting'' is in the past continuous tense.
• ''Is restricted'' is in the simple present passive tense.