Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: the candidates should be
Explanation:
Given data
Concept/Approach
In embedded questions, subject–auxiliary inversion is not used. Therefore, use "why the candidates should be afraid …" rather than "why should the candidates be …".
Option analysis
A. "the candidates should be" → supplies the correct non-inverted order. ✔B. "do the candidates be" → ungrammatical.C. "should be the candidates" → wrong order.D. "are the candidates" → changes meaning and still inverted.E. No correction → original uses inversion incorrectly.
Corrected sentence
"Why the candidates should be afraid of the English language is not clear."
Final Answer
the candidates should be
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