my friend said, " Alas ! I have lost my bag . indirect speech
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Answer:
the man exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his bag.
My friend exclaimed with sorrow that he/she had lost his/her bag.
Explanation:
1. In this question, there is a direct speech given and we are asked to change or transform this form of speech into indirect form of speech. In indirect speech the sentence will be: My friend exclaimed with sorrow that he/she had lost his/her bag.
2. Direct speech is that form of speech in english grammar in which the message of the speaker is conveyed to someone in exact words as spoken by the speaker. On the other hand, indirect speech is that form of speech in which the message of the speaker is conveyed to someone in our own words.
3. Here, the given sentence (direct speech) is in the form of present perfect tense. So, when it is transformed into indirect speech, the present perfect tense of the sentence is changed into past perfect tense and hence the word 'had' is used instead of 'have'.
4. If there is an interjection such as 'hurray', 'alas', 'wow', etc, then while transforming the direct speech into indirect form, these interjections are removed and is replaced with 'exclaimed with joy', 'exclaimed with sorrow', 'exclaimed with great wonder', etc, according to the feeling and emotion the sentence is conveying about.
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