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Change the following into indirect speech The teacher said, " The Earth revolves around the Sun".

AThe teacher said that the Earth revolved around the Sun

BThe teacher said that the Earth had revolved around the Sun

CThe teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun

DThe teacher said that the Earth is revolving around the Sun

Answer:

C. The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun

Read Explanation:

  • This is a universal truth (a scientific fact), so the present tense ("revolves") remains unchanged in indirect speech.

  • The reporting verb "said" is in the past, but since the statement is a universal truth, the tense of the reported speech is not changed.

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