2020 · Q113
In this section two sentences are given and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences.
Raj said to Sheela, "The Sun rises in the east."
Choose the correct indirect speech.
EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- ARaj told Sheela that the Sun rose in the east.
- BRaj told Sheela that the Sun rises in the east.
- CRaj asked Sheela that the Sun rises in the east.
- DRaj said to Sheela that the Sun has arisen in the east.
Explanation
A universal truth keeps its tense in indirect speech: 'the Sun rises in the east' — option B. A backshifts wrongly, C uses 'asked' for a statement, and D changes the verb.