Question

I had a doubt !!
Aman said ," Neha is an intelligent girl."

Aman said that Neha was an intelligent.

why " is " is changed to" was " ????

plz tell why we used was in indirect speech as now also she is intelligent .


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Answer 1

Answer:

as in, indirect speech we talk about past

as something that was said by someone , means it is now gone , is , is changed to was, because to tell statement that was taught by someone

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

It is a rule in Direct and Indirect speech that is will always change into was if the reporting verb is in past tense.

Explanation:

In the sentence" Aman said" is the reporting verb and Neha is an intelligent girl is the reported speech