Question

He said, "what a beautiful Taj it is.
(I want to change the narration of this sentence)

Answer 1

Answer:

The indirect speech is : -

• He exclaimed in wonder that it was indeed a beautiful Taj.

Explanation :

• The above speech is an Exclamatory Sentence. When this kind of sentence turns into indirect speech, simply we have to turn it into Assertive Sentence.

• Here exclaimed in wonder has been used instead of said, introductory conjunction that is used in Assertive Sentence. Reporting verb, 'said' is in past tense, so is has turned into also simple past tense, was.

• Example : They exclaimed in joy that they had won the match.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is

"He exclaimed that the Taj Mahal was very beautiful".

Explanation:

The sentence can be changed into Indirect Speech as

He exclaimed that the Taj Mahal was very beautiful.

When the reporting verb exists in the past and the direct speech exists in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will transform into the past indefinite tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is

He exclaimed that the Taj Mahal was very beautiful.

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