Correct option is D
Option (d) contains an error.
Detailed explanation: In indirect questions, we do
not use the conjunction
that before the interrogative word (
where/when/why/how). The correct structure is:
ask + object + wh-word + clause. Therefore, “He asked me
where I was going” is correct, not “that where.”
Grammatical rule used: In
reported (indirect) questions, use:
Reporting verb (asked/inquired) + object + wh-word + subject + verb;
do not use
that with wh-words in questions.
Example:
• Direct: “Where are you going?” he said to me.
• Indirect: He asked me
where I was going.
Information booster / exceptions:
• If the direct question is
yes/no, we use
if/whether: “He asked me
if I was fine.”
• With
wh-words, keep the wh-word and change tense/pronouns/time markers as per backshifting rules;
don’t add
that.
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