Multiple choice

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

He said, “What a beautiful scene!”

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

  2. He wondered that it was a beautiful scene.

  3. He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.

  4. He exclaimed with wonder that it was a beautiful scene.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In exclamatory sentences, the reporting verb becomes 'he exclaimed with joy/sorrow/wonder'.

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