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Direction: In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

  1. He says, “The sun rises in the east”.
    1. He said that the sun rose in the east.
    2. He says that the sun has risen in the east.
    3. He says that the sun rises in the east.
    4. He said that the sun rises in the east.
Correct Option: C

He says that the sun rises in the east. (Indirect)
that ⇒ Conj.
when the Rep. V. is in S. Pr., the Tense in the Rep. Sp. will remain unchanged.
If the Rep. Sp. is a Universal Truth/Habitual Action, the Tense in the Rep. Sp. remains unchanged.



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