A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
He said, "The sun rises in the east."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. He said that the sun rises in the east.
Changes required:
Conjunction: The inverted commas (“__”) are removed and conjunction “that” is used.
Verb: “said” remains the same as there is no object after it.
Tense: No change in tense because it is a universal truth, so it remains in present simple (rises).
Pronoun: No change required.
Others: Sentence structure remains simple and factual.
Converted sentence: He said that the sun rises in the east.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.