Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

Ram said, ''What a beautiful scene!''

  1. Ram said that what a beautiful scene it was.

  2. Ram wondered that it was a beautiful scene.

  3. Ram exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.

  4. Ram exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In reporting exclamations and wishes, indirect speech is introduced by the verb expressing an exclamation or a wish.'What' becomes 'that' in indirect speech. Hence, option 4.

Keep practicing — related questions