Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The most appropriate direct form of the given sentence is I said to him, "Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?"
The other options are incorrect:
- I said to him, "Where do you lose the pen I had brought for him yesterday?" This is incorrect because the pronoun "him" should be "you."
- I said to him, "Where he had lost the pen I brought for him yesterday?" This is incorrect because the pronoun "he" should be "you."
- I said to him, "Where have you lost the pen I brought for you the previous day?" This is incorrect because the word "previous" is not commonly used in everyday speech.