Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
He wondered what was the reason for her refusal to accompany him.
Option 1: to accompany him
Option 2: was the reason
Option 3: He wondered what
Option 4: for her refusal
Correct Answer: was the reason
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
Explanation : When expressing indirect or reported questions, the correct structure is to reverse the order of the subject and the auxiliary verb. The correct construction is that h e wondered what the reason was for her refusal to accompany him. This maintains the proper syntax for forming indirect questions. The subject, the reason precedes the auxiliary verb, was in this structure.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "He wondered what the reason was for her refusal to accompany him."
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