Question

0328 2 They asked him what would he like to do. They asked him what [[would he]] like to do. he would 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 ✗ They asked him what he would like to do. They asked him what [[he would]] like to do. would he | he would

Idx	0328
Keyword	ask
Sub Entry Number	2
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	They asked him what would he like to do.
Correct Sentence	They asked him what he would like to do.
Cloze Error Sentence	They asked him what [[would he]] like to do.
Cloze Sentence	They asked him what [[he would]] like to do.
Cloze Answer	he would
Choices	would he \| he would
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 Wh Object Sentence Clause Subject Verb Change