Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
When Rohit saw Saurabh, he said, “Oh, how tall you have grown!”
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. When Rohit saw Saurabh, he exclaimed that he (Saurabh) had grown very tall.
- Firstly, we need to identify the sentence as an exclamation, since it uses the exclamation mark. To indicate that the sentence is an exclamation we require to use the word 'exclaimed' in place of the quotation marks.
- Secondly, the given sentence implies past tense by using 'have grown'. So, to indicate a similar meaning/sense we need to use 'had' for its indirect form because it represents past tense. The rest of the options do not follow such principles and end up using different tense forms and making varied meanings.
- Hence, this option is the correct answer.