Q. "Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said, and paused for a reply.

• (A) He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
• (B) He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
• (C) He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
• (D) He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.