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

  1. The teacher said, “The Earth moves round the Sun”.
    1. The teacher told that the Earth has moved round the Sun.
    2. The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun.
    3. The teacher asked that the Earth moves round the Sun.
    4. The teacher told that the Earth moved round the Sun.
Correct Option: B

The teacher said that the Earth moves round the sun. (I.S.)
It is a Universal Truth. Its Tense does not change in Indirect Speech.



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