Which is the correct indirect Speech of the sentence: He said, "Two and two make four."

A.He said that two and two made four.

B.He said that two and two make four.Correct

C.He told that two and two will make four .

D.He said that two and two makes four.

Explanation & Solution

Correct Answer: (B) He said that two and two make four.

Universal truths, habitual actions, and permanent facts remain unchanged in their tense when converted from direct to indirect speech. Therefore, 'He said, "Two and two make four."' correctly becomes 'He said that two and two make four.'

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वाक्य He said, "Two and two make four." का सही अप्रत्यक्ष कथन (indirect speech) क्या है?

A.He said that two and two made four.

B.He said that two and two make four.सही

C.He told that two and two will make four .

D.He said that two and two makes four.

सही उत्तर: (B) He said that two and two make four.

सार्वभौमिक सत्य (Universal truths), आदतन कार्य और स्थायी तथ्य प्रत्यक्ष से अप्रत्यक्ष कथन में बदलते समय अपने काल (tense) में अपरिवर्तित रहते हैं। अतः 'He said, "Two and two make four."' का सही अप्रत्यक्ष रूप 'He said that two and two make four.' है।

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