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Identify the error in this sentence: 'He asked me where I am going.'

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Question: Identify the error in this sentence: \'He asked me where I am going.\'

Options:

  1. No error.
  2. Change \'am\' to \'was\'.
  3. Change \'asked\' to \'asks\'.
  4. Change \'going\' to \'went\'.

Correct Answer: Change \'am\' to \'was\'.

Solution: 

In indirect speech, present tense \'am\' should change to past tense \'was\'.

Identify the error in this sentence: 'He asked me where I am going.'

Practice Questions

Q1
Identify the error in this sentence: 'He asked me where I am going.'
  1. No error.
  2. Change 'am' to 'was'.
  3. Change 'asked' to 'asks'.
  4. Change 'going' to 'went'.

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Identify the error in this sentence: 'He asked me where I am going.'
  • Step 1: Read the sentence carefully: 'He asked me where I am going.'
  • Step 2: Identify that this sentence is in indirect speech.
  • Step 3: Note that in indirect speech, we usually change present tense verbs to past tense.
  • Step 4: Find the present tense verb in the sentence, which is 'am'.
  • Step 5: Change 'am' to its past tense form, which is 'was'.
  • Step 6: Rewrite the sentence with the correction: 'He asked me where I was going.'
  • Indirect Speech – Indirect speech involves reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words, often requiring changes in tense.
  • Tense Agreement – In indirect speech, the present tense is typically changed to the past tense to maintain proper tense agreement.
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