JAMB Use of English 1987 Question 89

Question 89

Sentence Structure

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): He did not stop to ask himself why... such thing.

  1. A.should he do
  2. B.he should do
  3. C.should he have done
  4. D.did he do
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (he should do)

Explanation

In an indirect question the word order is subject + verb: 'why he should do'.