Question : In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.
Doctor said, “Smoking is injurious to health.”
Option 1: Doctor said that smoking was injurious to health.
Option 2: Doctor said that smoking is injurious to health.
Option 3: Doctor said that smoking had been injurious to health.
Option 4: Doctor told that smoking is injurious to health.
Correct Answer: Doctor said that smoking is injurious to health.
Solution : The correct answer is option 2.
Doctor said that smoking is injurious to health.
Explanation:
If the reported speech refers to a universal truth or a habitual fact, the verb's tense is unaffected even if it is in the past tense.
Furthermore, no object or listener is provided. The word "said" will remain unchanged.
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