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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Tell me (what is hers number)?

  1. A
    what number is hers
  2. B
    what her number is
  3. C
    what number is her
  4. D
    no improvement

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

In indirect questions or embedded clauses, the word order is assertive (Subject+Verb), not interrogative (Verb+Subject).
"Hers" is a possessive pronoun and cannot be placed directly before a noun ("number"). We need the possessive adjective "her".

The correct structure for the indirect question clause is: what+her number(subject)+is(verb).

Therefore, "what her number is" is correct.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Tell me (what is hers number)?
A
what number is hers
B
what her number is
C
what number is her
D
no improvement

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