Question

Tap the option that correctly reports the given sentence.

The carnival manager says, 'We are closing today at 10pm sharp.'

• A. The carnival manager said that we are closing today at 10pm sharp.
• B. The carnival manager said that, 'We are closing today at 10pm sharp.'
• C. The carnival manager says that they are closing today at 10pm sharp.
• D. The carnival manager said, they are closing at 10pm sharp.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The carnival manager says that they are closing today at 10pm sharp.

The correct answer is ‘The carnival manager says that they are closing today at 10pm sharp.’ Here, the reporting verb 'says' is in the simple present tense, and since we are reporting this sentence immediately after it was spoken, the tense remains the same in both direct and reported speech, that is, in the present continuous tense.