Question

Choose the correct reported speech of the following:
The king said," What a marvelous picture it is!"
i.
The king said that the picture is very marvelous.
The king exclaimed that the picture is very marvelous.
The king exclaimed that the picture had been very marvelous.
iv.
The king exclaimed that the picture was very marvelous.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Correct option is

B

He exclaimed that it was a dreadful idea.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option B is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'exclaimed ' is used.

Options  A,C, and D are wrong as 'what', 'is' cannot be used, and 'that' is missing respectively.

The correct answer is B)He exclaimed that it was a dreadful idea.