Change to indirect speech: She asked, "Where do you live?"
Correct answer: B. She asked where I lived.
- A. She asked where do I live.
- B. She asked where I lived.
- C. She asked where did I live.
- D. She asked where I live?
Explanation
A reported question takes normal statement word order, so the auxiliary do disappears and the verb shifts back to lived. No question mark is used, since the sentence as a whole is a statement about a question. Retaining the interrogative order is the most common error here.
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