Question

'What a brilliant idea!' said Shashi. into indirect speech​

Answer 1

Answer:

'What a brilliant idea!' said Shashi.

• Sashi exclaimed in wonder that it was indeed a brilliant idea.

Explanation:

• The given question is said to turn the sentence into indirect speech and it is written above.
• Here the direct speech is : 'What a brilliant idea!' said Shashi.
• The reported speech is written in Exclamatory sentence: 'What a brilliant idea!'
• And reporting verb is written in Past Indefinite Tense.
• Reporting verb is used such a way that expresses whole emotions for example : Exclaim with joy, exclaim in wonder, exclaim in sorrow, confess with regret, cheer, lament, reproach oneself etc.
• After narration change exclamatory sentence turns into assertive sentence.
• Example: He said, " Alas ! I am ruined." He lamented that he was ruined.

Answer 2

Sashi exclaimed with wonder that it was a brilliant idea.

Explanation:

• Sashi exclaimed with wonder that what a brilliant idea it was.
• This sentence is an example of an exclamatory sentence.
• It is indirect speech and is not quoted into inverted commas.
• While converting the exclamatory sentences into a simple or assertive sentence the state of joys such as hurrah, wow, brilliantly is replaced with exclaimed with joy or wonder.