"Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said, and paused for a reply.
A. He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
B. He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
C. He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
D. He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.Join The Discussion
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Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?"
A. Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
B. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
C. Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night.
D. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.
David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow."
A. David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.
B. David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.
C. David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.
D. David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.
I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
A. I asked him why he was working so hard.
B. I asked him why was he working so hard.
C. I asked him why had he been working so hard.
D. I asked him why he had been working so hard.
He said to her, "What a cold day!"
A. He told her that it was a cold day.
B. He exclaimed that it was a cold day.
C. He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.
D. He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.
The direct question is the present simple of 'be'. We make the question form of the present simple of be by inverting (changing the position of)the subject and verb. So, we need to change them back before putting the verb into the past simple.
So the answer should be D
Wrong answer option A is correct
Wrong answer