English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7322 (CAT-I)

Select the correct indirect narration: The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the Sun."

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 revolves around the Sun.

D The teacher asked if the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option B

• This sentence expresses a universal truth or a scientific fact. In such cases, the tense of the reported speech does not change, even if the reporting verb is in the past tense. So, 'revolves' remains 'revolves'. • The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object after it. So, option C is incorrect. • The connector 'that' is used for assertive sentences. So, option D is incorrect as it uses 'asked if'.

Select the correct indirect narration: The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the Sun."

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