Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The teacher says, “Magnets attract objects made of iron.”
Option 1: The teacher says that magnets attract objects made of iron.
Option 2: The teacher says magnets attracts objects made of iron.
Option 3: The teacher said that magnets attracted objects made of iron.
Option 4: The teacher said that magnets were attracting objects made of iron.
Correct Answer: The teacher says that magnets attract objects made of iron.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- There would be no change in the reporting verb as no object is mentioned after it.
- The tense of the reported speech remains the same, as it is the universal truth.
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
So, the correct sentence would be: "The teacher says that magnets attract objects made of iron."
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