Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. The shopkeeper apologised for the mistake he had made in his calculations. (a) The shopkeeper said, "I am sorry for the mistake that he makes in my calculations." (b) The shopkeeper said, "I apologise. I made a mistake in his calculations." (c) The shopkeeper said, "I apologised for the mistake that I make in my calculations." (d) The shopkeeper said, “I am sorry. I made a mistake in my calculations."

Options

A. The shopkeeper said, "I am sorry for the mistake that he makes in my calculations."
B. The shopkeeper said, "I apologise. I made a mistake in his calculations."
C. The shopkeeper said, "I apologised for the mistake that I make in my calculations."
D. The shopkeeper said, “I am sorry. I made a mistake in my calculations."

Answer

D

Explanation

The shopkeeper said, "I am sorry. I made a mistake in my calculations."(Correct)
(a) The shopkeeper said, "I am sorry for the mistake that `ul("he makes")` in my calculations." (Change of second part in reported speech to simple present is incorrect)
(b) The shopkeeper said, "I apologise. I made a mistake in `ul("his")` calculations." ("His" is wrongly used)
(c ) The shopkeeper said, "I `ul("apologised")` for the mistake that I `ul("make")` in my calculations." (Change of second part in reported speech to simple presen is incorrect)