Question

0327 2 She asked me what was the time. She asked me what [[was the time]]. the time was When the object of the sentence is a wh- clause, the subject and the verb in the wh- clause do not change places. Compare: 'How old are you?' 'She asked me how old I was.'

Accepted Answer

ask ✗ She asked me what the time was. She asked me what [[the time was]]. the time was | was the time

Idx	0327
Keyword	ask
Sub Entry Number	2
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	She asked me what was the time.
Correct Sentence	She asked me what the time was.
Cloze Error Sentence	She asked me what [[was the time]].
Cloze Sentence	She asked me what [[the time was]].
Cloze Answer	the time was
Choices	the time was \| was the time
Explanation	When the object of the sentence is a wh- clause, the subject and the verb in the wh- clause do not change places. Compare: 'How old are you?' 'She asked me how old I was.'

Asked Time Wh Object Sentence Clause Subject Verb