Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He did not know where was the book kept.
where the book was kept
In an indirect/embedded question (a question embedded within a statement), the word order follows that of a statement, not a question. The subject comes before the verb.
Incorrect (question order): where was the book kept
Correct (statement order): where the book was kept
Option D incorrectly changes the tense to present perfect. Option C uses 'did' with a past participle — ungrammatical. A is correct.
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