WBCS.LIVE practice question

Change the following into indirect speech: The teacher said, "The Earth moves round the Sun."

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. The teacher said that the Earth moved round the Sun.
  2. The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun.
  3. The teacher told that the Earth moves round the Sun.
  4. The teacher said if the Earth moves round the Sun.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun.

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (B) The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun. šŸ“š Explanation: Usually, when the reporting verb is in the past tense ('said'), the tense inside the quotation marks changes. However, for universal truths or scientific facts, the tense remains unchanged. Since the Earth's movement around the Sun is a permanent fact, the verb 'moves' stays in the present simple tense in indirect speech.