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how is this the universal truth ?

Question:

In the question below, sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

He said to her, “All women are chatterbox"

Options:
A)

He told her that all women are chatterbox

B)

He told her that all women were chatterbox

C)

He told her that all women have been chatterbox

D)

He told to her that all women are chatterbox

Solution:

‘said to’ changes to ‘told’ in indirect speech, If the reported speech is a universal truth/ phrase/idiom/habitual action or historical fact, the tense of the reported speech does not change

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