Multiple choice

Directions: Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If there is no error, indicate (D) as answer.

After making me wait for two agonising hours (A) / the great man called me in (B) / and asked me what do I want. / (C) No error (D)

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

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C Correct answer
Explanation

In indirect speech, a direct question embedded within a sentence must follow statement word order rather than interrogative inversion. The clause 'what do I want' should instead be phrased as 'what I wanted' to maintain proper sequence of tenses and syntax.