Question

He said, "We are all sinners."

• A. He said that we are all sinners .
• B. He said that we all sinners .
• C. He said that we were all sinners .
• D. None of these .

Answer 1

Answer:

C. He said that we were all sinners .

• Original Statement: "We are all sinners."
• Reported Speech: When converting direct speech into indirect speech, the tense generally shifts back from present to past.
• "We are" in direct speech becomes "we were" in indirect speech.