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Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.In case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).

  1. The stranger asked the little girl what is her name.
    1. what her name is
    2. what her name was
    3. what was her name
    4. No improvement
Correct Option: B

In Indirect Speech, the Subject comes before the Verb.
Hence, what her name was is the right usage.



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