Question

The teacher said to boys,"the sun rises in the east"

Answer 1

Answer:

Reported speech : The teacher told boys that the Sun rises in the East .

Explanation:

The tense of the verbs in direct speech do not change as it's Universal Truth

Answer 2

$\bigstar$ Solution:

The teacher said to the boys that sun rises in the East.

Explanation: If the direct speech contains Universal Truth, Habitual fact or Historical fact, then the tense of the direct speech remains unchanged even if the reporting verb is in the past.