Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The doctor exclaimed with relief that he didn’t need to go out in the rain.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The doctor said, “Thank God! I needn’t go out in the rain.”
- The given indirect sentence is in form of an imperative sentence and will be changed into an exclamatory sentence.
- The reporting verb will change as per the Reported speech.
- Exclamatory words will be inserted while transforming.
- So, exclaimed will come in place of said.
- Inverted commas will replace that.
- He will be changed into I
- Needn't will replace didn't need.
The correct form of direct speech is-
The doctor said, “Thank God! I needn’t go out in the rain.”