Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The tourist said, “Wow! what a wonderful view.”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The tourist exclaimed with joy that it was a wonderful view.
Changes required:
- Conjunction: The inverted commas (“__”) are removed and conjunction “that” is used.
- Reporting verb: Said changes to exclaimed with joy to show emotion.
- Tense: The reporting verb “said” is in the past tense, so “is” changes to “was”.
- Interjection/Emotion: “Wow!” is an interjection showing joy or surprise. In indirect speech, it is changed to “exclaimed with joy”.
- Punctuation: Exclamation mark (!) is removed in indirect speech.
Converted sentence: The tourist exclaimed with joy that it was a wonderful view.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.