Complete the lawyer's exasperated diary entry about the eccentric billionaire's bizarre will reading. Choose the correct phrase for each gap.

During the reading of the will, the billionaire's pre-recorded hologram inquired whether the cats had been fed their daily truffles, and strictly instructed the bewildered heirs to build a solid gold statue of his favorite poodle.

During the reading of the will, the billionaire's pre-recorded hologram inquired whether the cats had been fed their daily truffles, and strictly instructed the bewildered heirs to build a solid gold statue of his favorite poodle.

Reported Yes/No Questions: We use "if" or "whether" followed by statement word order (subject + verb). The direct question "Have the cats been fed?" backshifts to the past perfect: "whether the cats had been fed." Inverted word order ("whether had the cats...") is incorrect in reported speech.

Reported Commands: For positive commands, we use reporting verb + object + to-infinitive. "Build a statue!" becomes "instructed the heirs to build".