Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The teacher said that plants have life in them.
- AThe teacher said, "Plants have life in them."
- BThe teacher says, "A plant has life in them."
- CThe teacher said, "Plants too have life in them."
- DThe teacher said, "The plants had life in them."
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The given sentence is in indirect speech. It contains a universal/scientific truth ("plants have life in them").
When a sentence expresses a universal truth or established fact, the tense of the reported speech does not change even if the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said").
Thus, the exact wording inside quotation marks remains "Plants have life in them." Option A is the correct match.
When a sentence expresses a universal truth or established fact, the tense of the reported speech does not change even if the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said").
Thus, the exact wording inside quotation marks remains "Plants have life in them." Option A is the correct match.