Change into indirect speech:
The teacher said, "The Earth moves round the Sun."

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A The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun.
B The teacher asked that the Earth moves round the Sun.
C The teacher told that the Earth moved round the Sun.
D The teacher said that the Earth has moved round the Sun.

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Answer: A. The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun.

Explanation: The tense remains in the simple present because the sentence states a universal, accepted fact.

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Change into indirect speech: The teacher said, "The Earth moves round the Sun."

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