Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Do you know where _______?
A) will they meet
B) they will meet
C) do they meet
D) are they meeting

Answer 1

Hint: This question is about clauses and their usage. A clause is a group of words that may form a part of a sentence or they can be a complete sentence within themselves. Usually, a clause includes a subject and a finite verb.

Complete answer:
The sentence comprises two components and is written in the form of a question. The first clause is written in the interrogative style, with a question that begins with the word "do." The structure of do or does questions is as follows: Subject + Base Verb + Do/Does Do + you (subject) + know is the first sentence that matches this construction (base verb). The second clause is a declarative clause. As a result, it will become a subject rather than a verb.

Now let us analyze the given options:
Option (A)- will they meet- is incorrect because the opening part of the clause is an interrogative but the second part is not a statement. The general rule is that an interrogative part of a sentence is followed by an imperative part. So, this option does not follow this rule.
Option (B)- they will meet- is correct as it follows the base rule of interrogative clauses. The first part is a question which makes the next part an imperative statement, and this option is a statement.
Option (C)- do they meet- is incorrect because the first clause is an interrogative, and so is the given option. But the required clause has to be a statement because we cannot use two interrogative parts in a sentence. So, this option is not appropriate.
Option (D)- are they meeting- this option is incorrect because it doesn’t follow the pattern of clauses and the given option is a present continuous tense whereas in the above sentence the people are yet to meet, so the tense should be in future.

Thus, the correct option is (B) they will meet.

Note: A linguistic technique for relaying the substance of another utterance without directly quoting it is indirect speech. Jill said she was coming is an example of indirect speech, whereas Jill said "I'm coming" is an example of direct conversation. It informs you what someone said without using their actual words.