Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tap all the correct sentences.

• A. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Arun said that he played football to stay fit.
• B. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Alekhya said that she liked going to school.
• C. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Mithun said that he doesn't want to be a part of the event.
• D. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Girish said that he wants them to lift the trophy.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Alekhya said that she liked going to school.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Since the reporting verb 'said' is in the simple past tense in all the options, the verb in the reported speech should be changed to the simple past tense too. The sentences 'Arun said that he needed to play football to be fit' and 'Alekhya said that she liked going to school' use verbs that are in the simple past tense 'needed' and 'liked' respectively. Hence, these are the correct sentences.