I wonder

Which option is the best for the blanks below?

I am not accustomed to seeing her in a bad tempered mood. I wonder ---- she ---- problems.

A) that / had
B) why / had
C) if / has got
D) if / had
E) that / has got

I think C is the correct option but I am not sure what makes others wrong in this context.Some of th

Thanks Clive.

Which ones are acceptable here even if they need more context? And which ones are definitely wrong? I need a brief explanation. Thank you.

I am not accustomed to seeing her in a bad tempered mood. I wonder ---- she ---- problems.

A) that / had
I wonder that is an almost archaic way of saying 'I am surprised that'.
The first sentence implies she is in a bad mood right now. But 'had suggests she had problems at some time in the

I think option C is the best option here. Other options need extra context as you said before.

Honestly, I wanted to know if this question is good enough for ESL students. As you know good distractors are very important factor for multiple choice questions. Briefly, do I need better distractors here? Thank you.

AnonymousBriefly, do I need better distractors here?

You wrote the question? Then why did you write this in your initial post?—

I think C is the correct option but I am not sure what makes others wrong in this context.

No, I didn't write this question. This question is from an unknown source. I just wanted to learn if this one is a good question or not for ESL students. Actually, I'm looking for good questions with better distractors for ESL students, but I'm not a native speaker of English.So I need native's ideas about this question and its distractors. That's all. Thank you.

AnonymousI just wanted to learn if this one is a good question or not for ESL students. Actually, I'm looking for good questions with better distractors

Clive has already pointed out most of the ambiguities. I don't think that the right answer being the most straightforward choice is good enough, though I admit that it happens all too often in practice tests, e

Thank you very much Mister Micawber.

AnonymousI think C is the correct option but I am not sure what makes others wrong in this context.

"wonder" takes an interrogative content clause, so "why" and "if" are OK, but not "that", which forms a declarative, not an interrogative.

I wonder who ...; I wonder what ...; I wonder why ...: I wonder how ...; I wonder if ...; etc.

This elimi

Thanks for your explanation too, CalifJim