Question

choose the best way to complete the sentences below.
He said.........
a) that the weather colder than usual
b) the weather be colder than usual
c) the weather was colder than usual
d) the weather it is colder than usual​

Answer 1

The correct option is C)

He said that  the weather was colder than usual

Explanation:

• According to the rules, all the present tenses change into corresponding to past tenses.
• Present simple tense is changed into past simple tense.
• Present progressive sentence changes into Present past sentence
• The "is" in the original sentence is replaced by "was"

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Answer 2

He said that the weather was colder than usual.

Option: (c)

Explanation:

• This is an indirect speech. As a result the speech should start with that. Since the statement is in past tense, all the present tense within the speech has to be changed into past tense.  

• Hence in option (d), 'is' is incorrect. Option (b) is incorrect since a verb cannot be changed into be in an indirect speech.

• In option (a), the word 'was' is completely removed this making this statement incorrect.