Question

Change the following
into Indirect speech
My mothey said, "The sun rises in the east."​

Answer 1

Answer:

My mother said that the sun rises in the east

Answer 2

Answer:

My mother said that the sun rises in the east.

Explanation:

*The given question is in direct speech,declarative sentence.

*We have to change the question into indirect speech,declarative sentence.

*So we have to follow the declarative sentence rules.

*The tense of the verb in the reported speech need not be changed if it contains a universal truth.

*In the reported speech,comma and quotation are removed and the declarative connective linker "that" is included.

*So the answer is,

My mother said that the sun rises in the east.