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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 don’t understand why did you not call me last night.

(1) Why had you not call

(2) Why you did not call

(3) Why not did you call

(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: (2)


Solution : The sentence can be improved using the second option.

The sentence is grammatically inaccurate. The subject should be used before the verb, as the word order is changed when the question is converted into a statement. In this case, the question word is "why", so the correct word order is: "Why + subject + auxiliary verb + action verb."

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "I don’t understand why you did not call me last night."

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