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Question 38

Direct during a completed battery test: "Is the battery holding its charge?" The technician asked whether ___ throughout the test.

  1. the battery was holding its chargeCorrect answer
  2. was the battery holding its charge
  3. did the battery hold its charge
  4. the battery did holding its charge

Explanation

The battery was holding uses statement order after whether and backshifts the closed test state. Was the battery holding keeps the subject-auxiliary inversion of a direct question.

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