WBCS.LIVE practice question

Choose the correct indirect statement. He said, “Grass is green.”

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

Answer options

  1. He told that grass is green
  2. He told that grass was green
  3. He told that grass had been green
  4. He told that grass will always be green

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: He told that grass is green

Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech, we follow these rules: ▪️If the reporting verb is in the past tense (like said, told), but the statement expresses a universal truth, fact, or habitual action, the tense of the reported clause does not change. ▪️Here, “Grass is green” is a universal truth, so is remains as it is. Thus, the correct indirect statement is: He told that grass is green. ✅