Fill in the blank with the correct noun clause:
Ma’am, the ceiling fan was too loud. Could you please repeat ______?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → what you just said
Noun clause beginning with what:
- A noun clause can be the object of a verb. Here what means “the thing that”.
- Complete sentence: Ma’am, the ceiling fan was too loud. Could you please repeat what you just said?
- “Repeat” needs an object. “What you just said” means “the thing that you just said”, and its words are in statement order.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: that you just said — Incorrect. “That” does not mean “the thing that”. In “that you just said” the verb “said” is left without its object.
Option 2: which you just said — Incorrect. “Which” begins an adjective clause, so it needs a noun just before it, as in “the line which you just said”. Here no noun comes before it.
Option 4: what did you just say — Incorrect. The option says “what did you just say”. This is question order. Inside a noun clause the words stay in statement order, so “did” is dropped.