Question

Choose the option that correctly transforms the given sentence into reported speech:

My father said, "The earth is round". [Intermediate]

• A. My father said that the earth was round.
• B. My father says that the earth is round.
• C. My father said that the earth is round
• D. My father ordered that the earth is round.

Answer 1

The correct option is C My father said that the earth is round

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'ordered' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple present tense.

Options A,B, and D are wrong as 'was', 'says' and 'ordered' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)My father said that the earth is round