Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The teacher said to the parents. "Young children are very restless." (a) The teacher told the parents that young children had been very restless. (b) The teacher said the parents that young children are very restless. (c) The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless. (d) The teacher asked the parents if young children are very restless.

Options

A. The teacher told the parents that young children had been very restless.
B. The teacher said the parents that young children are very restless.
C. The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless.
D. The teacher asked the parents if young children are very restless.

Answer

C

Explanation

The teacher told the parents that young children were very restless. (Correct)
(a) The teacher told the parents that young children `ul("had been")` very restless. (Change of reported speech to past perfect continuous is incorrect)
(b) The teacher `ul("said the parents")` that young children are very restless. (After "said" to is missing. )
(d) The teacher asked the parents `ul("if ")`young children are very restless.(Usage of "if" is incorrect)