English · Narrations
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Fahad said, "All that glitters is not gold".
- A
Fahad said that all that glitters is not gold.
- B
All that glitters is not gold is said by Fahad.
- C
Fahad says that all that glitters is not gold
- D
Fahad is saying for all that glitters is not gold
When the reported clause of a direct speech is a universal truth or any historical event or habitual action, then the tense of the indirect speech doesn’t change, no matter in whatever tense the reporting verb is.
This option is correct.When the reported clause of a direct speech is a universal truth or any historical event or habitual action, then the tense of the indirect speech doesn’t change, no matter in whatever tense the reporting verb is.
Options C and D are wrong because they change the tense of the original phrase. Option A is the right change of voice as it changes the direct speech in the phrase to an indirect speech by writing as said by Fahad at the end.
Options C and D are wrong because they change the tense of the original phrase.
Options C and D are wrong because they change the tense of the original phrase.
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