Question

Q 6. choose the correct option:
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a) The teacher said," Student, the Earth revolves around the sun.
I) The teacher asked students that the Earth revolves around the sun.
II) The teacher told student that the Earth revolves around the sun.
III) The teacher said that the student the Earth revolves around th sun.
IV) The teacher told the student that the Earth revolved around the sun.
b) Susan asked," When will Daddy come home?".
I) Suman asked, "when will Daddy come home?
II)Suman asked when will Daddy come home?
III) Suman asked when daddy would come home.
IV) Suman said that when Daddy would come home.
c) Tanuj said, "Meena you are not patient."
I) Tanuj said Meena you are not patient
II) Tanuj said to Meena that you are not patient.
III)Tanuj told to Meena that she was not Patient.
IV)Tanuj told Meena that she was not Patient.​

Answer 1

Correct options are given below.

Explanation:

a) The teacher told the student that the Earth revolved around the sun.

In reported speech, it is a universal truth therefore it will remain the same.

b) Suman asked when daddy would come home.

In reported speech, will changes into would.

c) Tanuj told Meena that she was not Patient.​

In reported speech, simple present changes to simple past.

Answer 2

Answer:

a) The teacher said," Student, the Earth revolves around the sun.

• III) The teacher said that the student the Earth revolves around th sun.
• It can be: The teacher said the student that the earth revolves around the sun.
• Asked is used when the reported speech is written in Interrogative sentence and told is written when the reporting verb is 'said to', so third option is right.
• Reporting verb doesn't need to change because it is a universal truth.

b) Susan asked," When will Daddy come home?".

• IV) Suman said that when Daddy would come home.
• In the sentence reporting verb is written in past tense and according to grammatically rules shall/ will turn into should and would when the direct speech turns into indirect speech.

c) Tanuj said, "Meena you are not patient."

• IV)Tanuj told Meena that she was not Patient.
• It can be: Tanuj said Meena that she was not Patient.