Multiple choice

Directions: In the following questions, 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.

Trisha said, �The third day of the week is Tuesday�.

  1. Trisha said that the third day of the week will be Tuesday.

  2. Trisha said to me that the third day of the week can be Tuesday.

  3. Trisha said that the third day of the week was Tuesday.

  4. Trisha said that the third day of the week is Tuesday.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Whatever may be the tense of the Reporting Sentence, if the Reported Sentence tells a universal fact, no change is made in the tense of the Reported Sentence. Thus, the correct answer is Trisha said that the third day of the week is Tuesday.

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