Error spotting (exam direction): Identify the erroneous part — choose D if there is no error — 'I wonder / how am I / to do it / No error.'

Difficulty: Easy

I wonder
how am I
to do it
No error.

Correct Answer: how am I

Explanation:

Given sentence parts (A–D)
A. I wonderB. how am IC. to do itD. No error.

Concept/Approach (embedded questions)
After reporting/introductory phrases like 'I wonder', the word order reverts to statement order (subject + verb), not interrogative inversion.

Step-by-step correction
1) 'how am I' → 'how I am'.2) Correct: 'I wonder how I am to do it.'

Common pitfalls
Keeping the inversion from the direct question inside indirect speech.

Final Answer
B — write 'how I am …'

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