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Question 49

Direct: "Why did the label printer jam?" Reported after the repair: The technician asked ___.

  1. why the label printer had jammedCorrect answer
  2. why had the label printer jammed
  3. why did the label printer jam
  4. why did the label printer had jammed during use

Explanation

Why the label printer had jammed uses statement order after the wh-word and removes the direct question's do-support. Why did the label printer jam wrongly preserves direct-question inversion inside the reported clause.

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