Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

Our teacher said to us, “We all live on the earth".

  1. Our teacher said to us that we all live on the earth.

  2. Our teacher told us that we all live on the earth.

  3. Our teacher ordered that we all lived on the earth.

  4. Our teacher explained that we all live on the earth.

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B Correct answer
Explanation

‘Said to' in reported speech becomes 'told'. But in cases of 'universal truths', tense of reported speech remains unchanged. Hence, option 2.