Choose the option that completes the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the key word.
First sentence: The manager asked, 'Have you finished the report?'
Key word: IF
Second sentence: The manager asked me ___ the report.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. if I had finished
- Step 1: Check what grammar the key word needs. Step 2. Reported yes/no questions use 'if' and backshift to the past perfect. Answer: if I had finished. Why not the others: The present perfect keeps the original tense, and the others keep question word order.
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