Tense in Indirect Speech

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Nami Nami
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Tense in Indirect Speech

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Dear Teacher,

Which of the following is correct?

1. Peter asked if there was any information that need to be highlighted in the meeting tomorrow.
1. Peter asked if there was any information that needs to be highlighted in the meeting tomorrow.
1. Peter asked if there was any information that needed to be highlighted in the meeting tomorrow.
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Re: Tense in Indirect Speech

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1. Ungrammatical
2. Informally acceptable
3. Formally correct
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