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Question 48

Select all that apply: during a rehearsal, Sana asked, "Is the rehearsal being recorded?" After both the rehearsal and the recording had finished, which are standard reports of her earlier question?

  1. Sana asked if was the rehearsal being recorded.
  2. Sana asked if the rehearsal was being recorded.Correct answer
  3. Sana asked whether was the rehearsal being recorded.
  4. Sana asked whether the rehearsal was being recorded.Correct answer

Explanation

Both if and whether can introduce the report, and was being recorded backshifts the finished activity. The rejected versions place was before the subject, copying direct-question inversion into the embedded clause.

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