Direct & Indirect Speech · Question 4 · Easy

Choose the correct indirect speech form of the sentence: The teacher said, "The earth revolves around the sun."

  1. The teacher said that the earth revolved around the sun.
  2. The teacher said that the earth had revolved around the sun.
  3. The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.
  4. The teacher said that the earth was revolving around the sun.
Answer and explanation

Answer: C. The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.

Explanation: A universal truth keeps its present tense even after a past reporting verb.

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