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

  1. Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.”
    1. Socrates said that virtue had its own rewards.
    2. Socrates says that virtue is its own reward.
    3. Socrates said that virtue is its own reward.
    4. Socrates said that virtue was its own reward.
Correct Option: C


As it is a Universal Truth, the Tense of the Verb in Indirect speech does not change.



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