Rewrite the sentence in direct speech into corresponding reported speech: He told the reporter, " When someone is murdered it is clear: the courts must prosecute the criminal. Yet when we talk about genocide, or crimes against humanity, people start looking or arguments,"
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A.
He told the reporter that when someone was murdered it is clear that the courts must prosecute the criminal. He added that, however, when we talked about genocide, or crimes against humanity, people would start looking for arguments
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B.
He told the reporter that when someone is murdered it is clear that the courts has to prosecute the criminal. He added that however, when we talk about genocide, or crimes against humanity, people will start looking for arguments
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C.
He said that when someone is murdered it is always clear that the courts must prosecute the criminal. However, when we talk about genocide, or crimes against humanity, people start looking for arguments
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D.
He told the reporter that when someone is murdered it is clear the that courts must prosecute the criminal. He added that, however, when we talk about genocide, of crimes against humanity, people start looking for arguments
Correct Answer:
D. He told the reporter that when someone is murdered it is clear the that courts must prosecute the criminal. He added that, however, when we talk about genocide, of crimes against humanity, people start looking for arguments
Explanation:
For changing the given speech into corresponding reported speech the following rules can be followed - • Inverted commas changed into 'that'. • Subject changed into their respective pronouns. • Further changes are depended on tense. Hence, option (d) is correct.
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