Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the given sentence in the question. “Why is she crying?” Brendan asked.

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Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the given sentence in the question.

“Why is she crying?” Brendan asked.

Brendan asked me why she is crying.

Brendan asked me why was she crying.

Brendan asked me why she was crying.

Brendan asked me why is she crying.

Giải thích

Đáp án đúng: C

Đây là câu hỏi gián tiếp với động từ tường thuật asked (quá khứ) → lùi thì: is crying → was crying.

Đồng thời, câu hỏi gián tiếp không đảo trợ động từ (why she was crying, không phải why was she crying).

→ Chọn C. Brendan asked me why she was crying.

Dịch nghĩa: Brendan hỏi tôi tại sao cô ấy đang khóc.

Các đáp án sai:

A, D. why she is crying / why is she crying: không lùi thì (sai trong ngữ cảnh tường thuật quá khứ).

B. why was she crying: đảo ngữ kiểu câu hỏi trực tiếp, sai cấu trúc câu gián tiếp.