English Class 5 Reported Speech

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Change to reported speech: The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the Sun."

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A The teacher said that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
B The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
C The teacher told that the Earth is revolving around the Sun.
D The teacher says the Earth revolved around the Sun.

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Answer: B. The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Answer: B) The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Explanation: If the direct speech states a universal truth or a scientific fact, the tense does not change even if the reporting verb is in the past.

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Change to reported speech: The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the Sun."

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