Question

Find out the error in the following sentence, if any. If there is no error, your answer is 'E'.
The news reporter asked (A) me that where the accident had taken (B) place and how many (C) people were injured. (D) No Error.(E)

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D
• E. E

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

B

The use of "that" is not required: "asked me where" sufficiently conveys the required meaning. Therefore B carries the error.