Direct & Indirect Speech · Question 23 · Medium

Choose the correct indirect speech form of the sentence: He said, "What a beautiful sunset it is!"

  1. He exclaimed that it is a very beautiful sunset!
  2. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful sunset.
  3. He exclaimed that what a beautiful sunset it was.
  4. He said that it is a very beautiful sunset.
Answer and explanation

Answer: B. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful sunset.

Explanation: An exclamation is reported with 'exclaimed that', 'what a' becomes 'a very', and 'is' changes to 'was'.

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