Juliet said, "They had better stay a home."
Correct answer: C. Juliet said that they had better stay at home.
- A. Juliet told that they had better stay at home.
- B. Juliet said that they had better stayed at home.
- C. Juliet said that they had better stay at home.
- D. Juliet said that they had better to stay at home.
Explanation
The original sentence is a statement advising someone to stay at home, and the correct reported speech maintains the same wording and tense.
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