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Nivy from Anan International School, Coimbatore
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech :
Edison said, “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
Edison said that genius ___________ one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

A is
B was
C be
D will be


IT SHOULD BE WAS!

Ans 1:

Akshara from Olive international school , Doha
Class : Class 6
the sof said that it should be A

Ans 2:

Hitarth Bhardwaj from Teoler High School, Jaipur
Class : Class 6
How in the world 'A' could be the answer

Ans 3:

Aarnav Grover from Anand Niketan Shilaj, Ahmedabad
Class : Class 9
should be A the Genius is still 1 percent this and 99 percent that doesn't change tense(A) is correct in my opinion

Ans 4:

Aarav Bobade from Ambassador school, India
Class : Class 8
I don't understand how it is a shouldn't it be (b) because is changes to was in present simple to past simple ?

Ans 5:

Akshara from Olive international school , Doha
Class : Class 6

Ans 6:

krish bansal from PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BHAVNAGAR
Class : Class 1
Krish Bansal From Podar International School,Bhavnagar:-The correct answer should be "Was" since The tense is past

Ans 7:

Anika Saha from New Town School, KOLKATA
Class : Class 6
The answer should be B (was).

Ans 8:

niuv from meridian, Hyderabad
Class : Class 6
B

Ans 9:

Saransh Agrawal from Meridian School, Hyderabad
Class : Class 9
yup it is B

Ans 10:

Mihika Hivarekar from Global Indian International School, Pune
Class : Class 6
B

Ans 11:

Ahan Biswas from National Public School, Bangalore
Class : Class 8

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