Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. The headmistress says, "The young are the future leaders.??

• A. The headmistress says that the young are the future leaders.
• B. The headmistress says that the young were the future leaders.
• C. The headmistress said that the young are the future leaders.
• D. The headmistress said that the young were the future leaders.