Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:

When John reported the incident, the teacher remarked that he .... a responsible boy.

  • A was
  • B is
  • C will be
  • D should have been
  • E is going to be
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The correct answer is A. was

The sentence is in the past tense, as it refers to an incident that has already occurred.

Therefore, the verb used should also be in the past tense.

The option "was" correctly matches the past tense form of the verb "to be" and agrees with the subject "he" in the sentence.

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