Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“How beautiful she is!” said Betty.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e Betty exclaimed with joy that she was very beautiful.
- The given sentences of exclamatory one.
- Reporting verbs are changed according to the reported speech. These verbs are: 'exclaimed with suprise, exclaimed with contempt, etc.
- 'That' is used in place of 'inverted commas'.
- 'Tense, Pronoun, and adverbials are changed according to an assertive sentence.
- 'said' will be changed into 'exclaimed with joy' the notion of the given sentence is joy.
- 'is' will be changed into 'was'.
The correct sentence is-
Betty exclaimed with joy that she was very beautiful.