Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in ‘’bold’’ in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.
The police nabbed a notorious criminal who ‘’had been terrorising builders and extorted’’ money from them for the past two years.
The actions terrorise and extort happen at the same time starting at some point of time before in the past. Hence, they should have past perfect continuous tense. Hence, extorting is to be used .
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