Question

Report the sentence , Raju says, "I am a farmer."

• A. Raju said that he was a farmer
• B. Raju says that he was a farmer
• C. Raju says that he is a farmer
• D. Raju said that he is a farmer

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Raju says that he is a farmer

Reporting verb ആയി say, says, has said, have said, will say, shall say ഇവ വരുമ്പോൾ tense ന് മാറ്റം വരുത്തരുത്. In reported speech, when the reporting verb (says) is in the present tense, we often do not change the tense of the reported speech if the reported statement is still true or relevant.