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JAMB Use of English 1982 Question 66

Question 66

Direct and Indirect Speech

X: How do you want to be paid________ in cash or by cheque?
Y: They asked him________ in cash or by cheque

  1. A.how he wanted to be paid
  2. B.whether he wanted to be paid
  3. C.how he wants the money
  4. D.how to pay
  5. E.how did he want to be paid
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (how he wanted to be paid)

Explanation

In reported speech the question word stays, the tense moves back and the word order becomes a statement: 'how he wanted to be paid'.