Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: He enquired me
Explanation:
Concept / Approach
In formal English, ‘‘enquire’’ is used with a preposition (‘‘enquire of someone’’) or with ‘‘about/into’’ something; or we use ‘‘ask’’ with a direct object (‘‘asked me’’).
Correction
‘‘He asked me why I had not seen him the previous day …’’ or ‘‘He enquired of me why …’’
Why B & C are fine
‘‘the previous day’’ correctly backshifts time in reported speech; ‘‘as I had promised to do’’ is grammatical and idiomatic.
Final Answer
He enquired me
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