Change the following sentence into Direct Speech:-

Ravi's mother said that a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth.

Ravi's mother said, "Solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth".

The correct answer is Option (2) → Ravi's mother said, "Solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth".

The reason for choosing this option is that it accurately represents the original sentence in direct speech without introducing changes in verb tenses. The reporting verb "said" remains in the past tense, and the reported speech maintains the present tense, as the statement is a general truth. This option maintains grammatical consistency and accurately conveys the information.

The sentence is transformed from reported speech to direct speech. In reported speech, we convey what someone else said. In this case, Ravi's mother is the speaker.

The original reported speech is: "Ravi's mother said that a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth."

When transforming this into direct speech, we directly quote what Ravi's mother said. So, the correct transformation is: "Ravi's mother said, 'Solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth'."

In direct speech, the verb tense remains the same as in the reported speech, and we use quotation marks to indicate the speaker's words.