Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The Priest said, “God loves all his creations.”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The Priest said that God loves all his creations.
We will use "that" to connect the two sentences to change the speech from a direct to an indirect one. We will also use the past tense while talking about the priest.
However, we will use the present tense while talking about what the priest said. It is because the quoted text has a universal truth in it.
The first part of the sentence might be in the past tense but the following quote talks about a universal truth.
Therefore, the second part of the sentence stays in the same tense as the original tense, the present tense.