题目

关于间接引语的英语选择题
Mother asked the youngest son ( ) with his toy car.
A.what was the matter
B.what the matter was
C.what the matter is
D.what is the matter
答案写的是A
我就是搞不明白为什么是A
答案上写当“What's the matter?”作宾语从句时，语序不发生变化，故选A

提问时间：2021-01-27

答案

正常情况下间接引语的语序使用正语序,这一点你肯定知道吧,例如：
“how old are you?”
He asked me how old I am.
“What's the matter?”是一个特殊情况,人们习惯于不改变它的语序,无论是直接还是间接,所以在间接引语里仍旧保持原样,只是用过去式.