mdcat english MCQ #436

The teacher said, 'The Earth rotates on its axis.' How would you change this to indirect speech?

mdcat english MCQ #436

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The teacher said, 'The Earth rotates on its axis.' How would you change this to indirect speech?

    • A) The teacher said that the Earth rotates on its axis.
    • B) The teacher said that the Earth was rotating on its axis.
    • C) The teacher said that the Earth has rotated on its axis.
    • D) The teacher said that the Earth is rotating on its axis.

    Answer: The teacher said that the Earth rotates on its axis.

    Explanation: The statement is a universal truth, so the tense remains the same in indirect speech. Options B, C, and D change the tense unnecessarily.