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I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded.

  • A.I said, "How many discoveries have gone unheeded?"
  • B.I said, "How many discoveries went unheeded?"
  • C.I said, "Do discoveries go unheeded?"
  • D.I said, "How many discoveries go unheeded?"

Answer: D

Correct answer: I said, “How many discoveries go unheeded?”

Working backwards: I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded is a reported question whose past tense comes from the backshift, so the original was the present go unheeded. The option keeping went shifts the tense twice.

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