Idx | 0327 |
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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.' |
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