Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
I asked the traveller where is he going.
(1) where he is going
(2) where was he going
(3) where he was going
(4) No improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct alternative to improve the sentence is the third option.
The reason for this improvement is that in reported speech or indirect questions, the word order is changed, as a question is changed into a statement. In this case, "is" changes to "was" to match the past tense in the reported speech.
Therefore, the correct sentence is, "I asked the traveller where he was going".
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Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold parts at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
The boat was drowned.
(1) was sunk
(2) was drown
(3) was sink
(4) No Improvement
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case, no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
Although he was tired, he went out for playing.
(1) goes out for playing.
(2) goes out for play.
(3) went out to play.
He cited a number of reasons for his absence.
(1) sited
(2) recited
(3) sighted
He is entitled to a reward for honesty.
(1) entitle to
(2) entitled
(3) titled
His friends could not tell me why he did not come to college yesterday.
(1) why had he not come
(2) why did he not come
(3) why not had he come
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