Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.
He asked from me that I had gone to school or not.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. me whether.
Error concept: Use of incorrect reporting structure in indirect speech.
What is wrong: The phrase “asked from me that” is grammatically incorrect.
Grammatical concept: In indirect speech, “ask” is not followed by “from.” Also, when reporting yes/no questions, we use “if” or “whether” instead of “that.”
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “Asked from me that” breaks both rules — it uses “from” unnecessarily and uses “that” instead of “whether/if.”
How to correct: Remove “from” and replace “that” with “whether.” Retain the object “me” before “whether.”
Correct phrase/correction: me whether
Final sentence: He asked me whether I had gone to school or not.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.