Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

Gopal said to me, ''Earth is a planet."

  1. Gopal told me that Earth is a planet.

  2. Gopal asked me that Earth was a planet.

  3. Gopal told me that Earth was a planet.

  4. Gopal asked me if Earth had been a planet.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

'Said to' in the reported speech becomes 'told'. But in cases of 'universal truths', the tense of the reported speech remains unchanged. Hence, option (1) is correct.

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