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A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. The professor remarked that the sun rises in the east.

1. "The sun will rise in the east," remarked the professor.
2. "The sun rises in the east," the professor remarked.
3. "The sun had risen in the east," remarked the professor.
4. "The sun is rising in the east," remarked the professor.

Correct answer: "The sun rises in the east," the professor remarked.

Solution

The statement "the sun rises in the east" is a universal truth, so it remains in the present simple tense. Therefore, the correct direct speech is the same sentence with quotation marks.

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