Question

He said,'how cruel of him!' (Convert into indirect speech )

Answer 1

He exclaimed that it was very cruel of him

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Answer 2

Answer :  

This question is on direct and indirect speech.

The given sentence is in direct speech.

Direct Speech : He said, "How cruel of him !"

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "direct speech" as "When you use direct speech, you repeat what someone has said using exactly the words they used."

The given sentence, correctly converted to indirect speech, is :

Indirect Speech : He exclaimed with sorrow that it was very cruel of him.

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "indirect speech" as "the act of reporting something that was said, but not using exactly the same words."