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Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes. Santhosh asked me where 'was my pen'.
Question

Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Santhosh asked me where 'was my pen'.

A.

My pen was

B.

My pen are

C.

Is my pen

D.

No improvement

Correct option is A

The correct option is (a) My pen was.
Error identification: In indirect speech, the word order should be "my pen was" instead of "was my pen" because it is not a question.
Grammatical Rule used: In reported speech, the subject comes before the verb.
Corrected sentence: Santhosh asked me where my pen was.

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