Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct form.

My mother said, “The sun rises in the east.”

  1. My mother said that the sun rose in the east.

  2. My mother said that the sun has risen in the east.

  3. My mother said the sun is rising in the east.

  4. My mother said that the sun rises in the east.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

If the verb in the reported speech is stating a universal truth, a habit or a constant situation, the tense of that verb does not change. Since the given sentence is a universal truth, only the conjunction ‘that’ will be used. No other change is required. ‘My mother said that the sun rises in the east.’

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