Question

【题目】“Why are you late for the meeting?” the manager asked Kevin. (改为含有宾语从句的复合句)

The manager asked Kevin ________ he ________ late for the meeting.

Answer 1

【答案】why was

【解析】

此句是直接引语改为间接引语，即改为含有宾语从句的复合句，引导词要用原来的特殊疑问词why，语序为陈述句的语序；根据主过从必过原则，由从句的主语he可知，be要用第三人称单数形式，此空应填was，故答案为①why②was。