Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘no substitution required'.
(Because he has been in custody from last July.) Pickard will now be released in four months.

Correct option is B

The correct substitution is (b) Because he has been in custody since last July.
Explanation: “From” is incorrect when referring to a point in time in Present Perfect tense. “Since” is the correct preposition with “has been”.
· Grammatical Rule Used:
· Present Perfect Tense + since + specific time = ongoing action from a point in the past to present.
· Explanation in Hindi:
· जब कोई कार्य भूतकाल में शुरू होकर अभी तक जारी है, और समय निश्चित है (जैसे July), तो “since” का प्रयोग होता है।
Meanings of the options:
· (a) Incorrect tense – "had been" refers to past perfect.
· Hindi: यह past perfect है जो यहाँ उपयुक्त नहीं है
· (b) Correct tense and preposition.
· Hindi: "has been" और "since" का सही प्रयोग
· (c) "Under custody" is awkward phrasing.
· Hindi: "under custody" औपचारिक नहीं है
· (d) Incorrect as it uses “from” with Present Perfect.
· Hindi: Present Perfect में "from" का प्रयोग नहीं होता