Question 763
Direction : Choose the option that is in the indirect form of the sentence. The teacher said, “Kaziranga National Park is in Assam.”
Answer
The teacher said that Kaziranga National Park is in Assam.
Why?
The indirect form of the given sentence is 'The teacher said that Kaziranga National Park is in Assam.' Key Points The teacher said, “Kaziranga National Park is in Assam.” Reporting clause Reported speech The given sentence is an assertive sentence. While changing the narration of an assertive sentence , we need to follow the given steps- Replace comma (,) and inverted commas (" ") with the conjunction ' that '. 'Said ' in reporting clause remains unchanged . If the reported speech is a universal truth, a historical event, a fact, a scientific phenomenon, etc., the tense of the reported speech remains the same . The final sentence- The teacher said that Kaziranga National Park is in Assam. Additional Information If the reporting clause is in the present or the future tense , the tense of the reported speech remains the same . Example, He says to me, "I like your hairstyle." He tells me that he likes my hairstyle.
