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JAMB English Language 2010 Objective — Question 69

Question 69 of 100 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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69. Last Monday his father asked me A. if I had come some days before B. if I had come the day before C. did you come yesterday D. had I come yesterday

  • A. if I had come some days before
  • B. if I had come the day beforeCorrect
  • C. did you come yesterday
  • D. had I come yesterday

Explanation

This is also an indirect form of a speech. In indirect speech, 'yesterday' becomes 'the previous day' or 'the day before'; 'next week' becomes 'the following week'; 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day' etc. The direct form of this sentence will be 'did you come yesterday?' his father asked.

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