“In many parts of the world, access to quality education is not universal, and disparities in educational opportunities persist along socioeconomic, geographic, and gender lines.” If this statement was reported indirectly, it would most accurately be expressed as: The author claimed that:
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A in many parts of the world, access to quality education was not universal, and disparities in educational opportunities had persisted along socioeconomic, geographic, and gender lines
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B in many parts of the world, access to quality education was not universal, and disparities in educational opportunities persisted along socioeconomic, geographic, and gender
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C in many parts of the world, access to quality education had not been universal, and disparities in educational opportunities have persisted along socioeconomic, geographic, and gender
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D in many parts of the world, access to quality education has not been universal, and disparities in educational opportunities are persisting along socioeconomic, geographic, and gender