Question

The students told the teacher how strict she was when she allowed them to speak.
Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. When she allowed them to speak, the students told the teacher how strict she was.
• C. The students told the teacher, when she allowed them to speak, how strict she was.
• D. How strict she was is what the students told the teacher when she allowed them to speak.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

When she allowed them to speak, the students told the teacher how strict she was.

Since the "students ..teacher" is qualified by the adverbial clause, "When...speak", these should be placed close together, hence Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not place the qualifying clauses together, hence incorrect.