He asked me why_ too often when I knew there would be fewer buses on the road that day.
Correct answer: C. I had
- A. had I
- B. I have
- C. I had
- D. have I
Explanation
In reported speech, questions are changed to statement word order. The original past tense question "Why had I...?" becomes "why I had..." in reported speech.
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