Question

Dandelions are bad for your teeth”, they’d say.This line is an example of 
1. Reported speech
2. Interrogative sentences
3. Statement
4. None
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Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is option 4, "none".

Explanation:

In the sentence, the words of the speaker is not reported but directly said. Thus, it is an example of direct speech. This option is not given.

Direct speech is used when we simply repeat what someone said. In this speech the thoughts are expresses in the original form. It is usually enclosed in the double quotes when the speech is a narrative. Direct speech can be used in all the tenses of the English language .

Answer 2

Dandelions are bad for your teeth”, they’d say.

The above statement is a reported speech.

• Reported speech is when a person reports what another person said.

       Reported speech is of two types: direct speech and indirect speech.  Direct speech: When the narrator exactly copies the speaker's statement and tells someone.

Indirect speech: When the narrator tells what the speaker said in his  words.

• An interrogative sentence is when somebody asks a question, that is interrogates someone.

• A statement is a simple assertive sentence.