Indirect question (word order): Choose the best replacement for the underlined clause. Original sentence: "Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth?" Select the correct embedded question order.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Awhy did not you speak
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Bthat why did you not speak
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Cwhy you did not speak
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Dwhy did you not spoke
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: why you did not speak
Explanation
Given data
- Main clause question embedding a wh- clause.
Concept/ApproachIn indirect (embedded) questions, use statement word order: why + subject + auxiliary + verb, not inversion.
Step-by-stepUse "why you did not speak the truth", not "why did you not speak …".
Option analysisC has correct order. A/D use wrong inversion/verb form; B adds unnecessary "that"; E retains the error.
Final Answerwhy you did not speak