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Problem 8 - Entrance Test
My mother said, "The sun rises in the east."
A. My mother said that the sun rose in the east.
B. My mother said that the sun rises in the east.
C. My mother said that the sun had risen in the east.
D. My mother says that the sun rises in the east.
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Correct: B
Universal truths, habitual facts, or scientific facts do not change their tense in indirect speech, even if the reporting verb is in the past tense. Therefore, 'rises' remains 'rises'.