The teacher said quot The earth is round quot ........

English Language (Defence) Direct/Indirect speech

Directions: In this section, direct speech sentences are given and you are required to find the correct indirect speech sentence of the same. choose the correct response (a),(b),(c), or (d) and indicate accordingly.

The teacher said, "The earth is round".

The teacher said that the earth is round.

The teacher told us that the earth is round.

The teacher said that the earth has round.

The teacher told us that the earth had round.

Explanation:

If the reporting verb is in the past tense and the reported speech is related to universal truth, then no change is made to the tenses of the reported speech when changed to the indirect narration of such sentences.