Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

The teacher said, “William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.”

Options:

The teacher said that William Shakespeare have been born in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The teacher said that William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The teacher said that William Shakespeare has been born in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The teacher said that William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Correct Answer:

The teacher said that William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.