English grammar — embedded question (no inversion and correct tense): Improve the sentence by fixing the underlined part. Original sentence: "We don't know how did the thief made an escape." Choose the best replacement for the highlighted portion.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Ahow the thief did make
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Bhow the thief does make
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Chow the thief made
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Dhow was the thief made
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: how the thief made
Explanation
Given data
- Main clause is declarative: "We don't know …"
- Subclause is an embedded wh-question describing a past event.
Concept/ApproachEmbedded questions do not use subject–auxiliary inversion. Use the normal order: "how the thief made (an escape)".
Option analysisC. "how the thief made" → correct non-inverted order and past tense. ✔A. "did make" is emphatic and awkward here.B. Present tense "does make" is wrong.D. Passive/inverted and changes meaning.E. Original is ungrammatical ("how did the thief made").
Final Answerhow the thief made