Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
The guide said, "These temples were built a thousand years ago."

The guide said that those temples were build a thousand years before.Correct answerYour answerThe guide said that those temples had built a thousand years before.Correct answerYour answerThe guide said that those temples had been built a thousand years before.Correct answerYour answerThe guide said that those temples have been built a thousand years before.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

"These" becomes "those", "were built" moves back to "had been built", and "ago" becomes "before".

Worth noting

"Had built" leaves out "been", so the temples would have done the building. "Were build" uses the plain verb where the passive needs "built".

Concept: "These" and "ago" in reported speech
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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.The guide said, "These temples were built a thousand years ago."

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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
The guide said, "These temples were built a thousand years ago."