Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech.
She exclaimed that the view was absolutely breathtaking.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer: She said, "What an absolutely breathtaking view!"
Explanation:
• The reporting verb exclaimed in indirect speech indicates that the original direct statement was an exclamatory sentence.
• Exclamatory sentences conveying admiration typically begin with structures like What a/an... and end with an exclamation mark (!).
• In direct speech, the reporting verb generally reverts to said while the punctuation and exclamatory phrasing inside quotation marks capture the intended emotion.