Question

Tap the option to complete the sentence in reported speech.

Direct speech: Hari said, 'The restaurant is closed.'
Reported speech: Hari said __________________.

• A. that the restaurant is closed
• B. that the restaurant was closed
• C. the restaurant is closed
• D. the restaurant is closing

Answer 1

The correct option is B that the restaurant was closed

The correct option is 'that the restaurant was closed'. Here, the tense changes from simple present (is) to simple past (was) in reported speech. Also, you add the word ‘that’ after the reporting verb 'said'.