Question

Please, help me :

Question 3 :
"Commuters in Boston, for example, said that dreams affected the way they live and work" in the Direct Speech would be :

A - Commuters in Boston said : " Dreams affect the way we live and work "
B - Commuters in Boston said : " Dreams affected the way we lived and worked "
C - Commuters in Boston said : " Dreams have affected the way we live and work "
D - Commuters in Boston said : " Dreams affect the way we lived and worked "
E - Commuters in Boston said : " Dreams affect the way we have lived and worked "

Answer 1

A - Commuters in Boston said : " Dreams affect the way we live and work "