S1: The teacher enquired whether there is any problem with the question paper.<br>S2: He asked her whether she had some pets at home.
Directions: In the following items, there are two sentences S1 and S2, based on commonly used word(s), which are underlined. Read the two sentences carefully and mark the response that denotes the <strong>CORRECT</strong> use of these words in each of the two sentences and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. S1 is right and S2 is wrong
- B. S1 is wrong and S2 is right
- C. Both S1 and S2 are wrong ✓
- D. Both S1 and S2 are right
Correct Answer: C. Both S1 and S2 are wrong
Explanation
Both are wrong. In S1, the reporting verb 'enquired' is in the past tense, so 'is' should be 'was'. In S2, the determiner 'any' should be used instead of 'some' in an indirect question.
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