Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The teacher says, “Magnets attract objects made of iron.”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. The teacher says that magnets attract objects made of iron.
The given sentence is in direct speech, to convert this sentence into indirect speech we need to follow the following points:
- Inverted commas will get omitted and 'that' will be used.
- The tense of indirect/reported speech will remain the same as the reporting verb is in the present tense.
After following these steps, we got the indirect speech as: The teacher says that magnets attract objects made of iron.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 2 i.e. The teacher says that magnets attract objects made of iron.