Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The Principal says, “Hard work is the key to success.”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. The Principal says that hard work is the key to success.
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.
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In the given sentence reporting verb is in the present tense. Therefore, there will be no change in the reported speech.
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The given sentence is a universal truth as well. We know that when Universal Truth, Proverb, Habitual truth, Historical event in the past, etc. is used as a reported speech their tense does not change.
After following these steps, we got the indirect speech as: The Principal says that hard work is the key to success.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. The Principal says that hard work is the key to success.