Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
My mother asked me who did accompany me to the airport.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. who accompanied me.
Error Concept: Incorrect auxiliary verb usage in indirect speech.
What is wrong: The phrase 'who did accompany me' is incorrect in reported/indirect speech. The auxiliary “did” is only used for emphasis or in interrogative (question) sentences in direct speech. In indirect/reported speech, we use the simple past form of the verb without 'did'.
Grammar Concept:
In indirect speech, the verb form is changed according to the rules of tense, and the helping verb “did” is not required unless emphasizing or forming a question.
Direct: “Who did accompany you?”
Indirect: She asked who accompanied me.
Correction: Remove “did” and use the past form of the verb accompany → accompanied.
Corrected phrase: who accompanied me
Final sentence: My mother asked me who accompanied me to the airport.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.