Who ------ was going to take your photograph?

[mfhaq77]

Q. Who ------ was going to take your photograph?
a) you said
b) did you say
c) did you say that
d) you did say

I think b is correct, but I can't explain ....
Can anyone tell me the grammatical rules associated with this question?

 

[Rover_KE]

Please note that I have changed your thread title.

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'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

 

[GoesStation]

Unlike A and D, B uses the correct, inverted construction to form a question.

C uses inversion correctly but includes a conjunction that doesn't belong there.

 

[mfhaq77]

Unlike A and D, B uses the correct, inverted construction to form a question.

C uses inversion correctly but includes a conjunction that doesn't belong there.

Which rule does this question belong to?

 

[jutfrank]

Which rule does this question belong to?

The most elementary thing to get right first is the rules for past simple object question formation.

Q + A + S + V

(Question word + Auxiliary verb + Subject + Verb)

Who did you say ...?

 

[jutfrank]

And then think of it like this:

You said somebody was going to take your photograph.
I can't remember who you said was going to take your photograph.
Who did you say was going to take your photograph?