Question

selvam said, '' WOW! what a beautiful picture rewrite the sentence using indirect speech ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Selvam exclaimed that the picture was very beautiful.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Selvam exclaimed that it was a very beautiful picture.  

Or,

Selvam exclaimed with wonder that the picture was very beautiful.                  

Explanation:

• Direct or repeating speech is a sentence in which the actual words of the speaker are presented using quotation marks.

• Indirect or reported speech is a sentence in which what someone said is reported, without quoting the speaker's exact words.

• An exclamatory sentence expresses a state of strong emotions (such as love, joy, sorrow, wonder or surprise), when transformed into indirect speech, reporting verbs like said, told etc. are replaced by using specific words like exclaimed with joy, exclaimed with wonder, exclaimed with sorrow, prayed, wished or admired etc.

• Here, the reporting verb 'said' and interjection 'Wow!' is changed into exclaimed with wonder. Also, 'was' has replaced 'is'.

• When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the simple present tense, then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past simple tense.

• Present simple Tense → Past simple Tense.

Hence the sentence is-

Selvam exclaimed (in surprise) that it was a very beautiful picture.  

Or,

Selvam exclaimed (with wonder) that the picture was very beautiful.

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