Which one of the following sentence is incorrect: I he cook wanted to know whether the fish was fresh and whether the meat was tender The cook wanted to know whether the fish was fresh and was the meat tender

The cook asked “ is the fish fresh? Is the meat tender?
I he cook wanted to know whether the fish was fresh and whether the meat was tender
Is the fish and the meat tender? Asked the cook?
The cook wanted to know whether the fish was fresh and was the meat tender

Answer: The cook wanted to know whether the fish was fresh and was the meat tender

The cook wanted to know whether the fish was fresh and was the meat tender

This sentence is grammatically incorrect because it mixes indirect and direct speech structures incorrectly.

Correct indirect speech would be:

"The cook wanted to know whether the fish was fresh and whether the meat was tender."

The phrase "was the meat tender" should be "whether the meat was tender" to maintain proper indirect speech structure

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