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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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Answer (1)
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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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