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    Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

    Addressing the nation, the President said, "There are some days when we need a hand. There are other days when we are called to lend a hand. Thatrsquo;s how we help each other and move on."

    A Talking to his countrymen, the President commented that there are some days when we need a hand and there are other days when we are called to lend a hand. He added that that is how help each other and move on. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Addressing the nation, the President said that there are some days when we need a hand and there are other days when we are called to lend a hand. He added that that is how we help each other and move on. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Addressing the nation, the President says to his countrymen there were some days when we needed a hand.There were other days when we were called to lend a hand. He further said that that’s how we helped each other and moved on. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Addressing the nation, the President warned the people that there are some days when they will need a hand and there are other days when they will be called to lend their hand.He counselled them that this is how people help each other and move on. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, since the verb in the reported speech is lsquo;saidrsquo;, there is no need to change the tense. So, option 3 can be eliminated. Also, it is not a warning. So, option 4 is incorrect. Option 2 is correct.

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