2017 · Q36
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
(a) I courteously asked him (b) where was he going (c) but he did not reply. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
In indirect (reported) questions, the word order reverts to statement order, with the subject before the verb and no inversion. So 'where was he going' must become 'where he was going'. Parts (a) and (c) are correct. Hence the error is in (b).