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    Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in

    indirect speech. He said, “Two and two make four.
    A He says that two and two make four Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B He said that two and two make four Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C He says that two and two made four Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D He said that two and two made four Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In this case, "said" in the direct speech is changed to "said" in the indirect speech because the reporting verb remains the same. However, the tense of the reported speech (the part within the quotation marks) remains in the present tense because it's a general truth. So, "make" remains unchanged, and it's not shifted to "made."

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