DIRECTIONS: in the following question, a part of sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement” option.
The Professor asked the intruder who was he and why was he in his lecture.

Options

A. a) who he was and why he was
B. b) who he was and why was he
C. c) who he had been and why he had been
D. d) No Improvement

Answer

A

Explanation

In Indirect Speech, Interrogative Sentence is changed into Assertive.
Hence, who he was and why he was should be used here.