Question

what a splendid building ! "tje tourist said when he saw the taj". indirect speech.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The tourist exclaimed in surprise that that was very splendid building

Answer 2

The tourist exclaimed that it was a splendid building, when he saw the Taj. -This is the answer.

About indirect speech:

• The sentence that is given in direct speech must be changed into indirect speech.
• When a sentence is changed into indirect speech, the comma and quotation marks must be removed.
• The entire sentence is converted into past tense. That is the verbs take the past tense form.
• The given sentence is exclamative. Exclamatory sentences are those which show exclamation of fear/ wonder/ happiness/ anger/ any emotion. They end with exclamatory mark.
• The exclamatory mark must be removed in reported speech we must used 'exclaimed that' because it is a feeling of excitement.
• So it begins with 'the tourist exclaimed that'.  
• "What a splendid building" changes into 'it was a beautiful building' in indirect form.
• The rest of the sentence 'when he saw the Taj' remains the same because it is outside the quotes.
• Therefore the answer is: The tourist exclaimed that it was a splendid building, when he saw the Taj.