Direct and Indirect Narration – Exclamatory Sentence
Direct and Indirect Narration – Exclamatory Sentence
Exercise :-
Change the following into Indirect form of Speech :
1. The student said, “Alas ! my friend is dead.”
Indirect – The student exclaimed with sorrow that his friend was dead.
2. He said, “Alas ! I am ruined.”
Indirect – He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
3. The boys said, “Hurrah ! we shall have a jolly holiday tomorrow.”
Indirect – The boys exclaimed with delight that they would have a jolly holiday the following day.
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4. They said, “What a nice flower it is !”
Indirect – They exclaimed it was a very nice flower.
5. The teacher said, “What a naughty boy you are !”
Indirect – The teacher exclaimed that I was a very naughty boy.
6. He said, “Hurrah ! I have passed the examination.”
Indirect – He exclaimed with joy that he had passed the examination.
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7. We said, “What a pleasant sight it is !”
Indirect – We said that it was a very pleasant sight.
8. The captain said to the players, “Bravo ! well done.”
Indirect – The captain praised the players saying that they had done well.
9. He said, “How dangerous it is !”
Indirect – He exclaimed that it was very dangerous.
10. The old man said, “Good Heavens ! the hut has caught fire.”
Indirect – The old man exclaimed with regret that the Hut had caught fire.
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11. They said, “What a fall it was !”
Indirect – They exclaimed that it was a great fall.
12. The boys said, “Oh ! we have won the match.”
Indirect – The boys exclaimed with delight that they had won the match.
13. She said, “What a pity it is !”
Indirect – She exclaimed that it was very a pity.
14. The girl said, “What a fine picnic it has been !”
Indirect – The girl exclaimed that it had been a very fine picnic.
15. The soldiers said, “Bravo ! we have won.”
Indirect – The soldiers exclaimed with praise that they had won.
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16. He said, “Curse it ! who could have expected such a turn of events.”
Indirect – He exclaimed with sorrow that it could not have expected such a turn of events.
17. “How pretty you are !” said the fox to the crow.
Indirect – The fox exclaimed that the crow was very pretty.
18. Suraj : “What a beautiful picture! A thing of beauty is joy for ever.” Ankur : “It is made by my sister. What will you do with this picture ?”
Indirect – Suraj exclaimed that it was a very beautiful picture and a thing of beauty was joy for ever. Ankur said that it was made by her sister and asked Suraj what he would do with that picture.
19. Manju said, “How clever I am !”
Indirect – Manju exclaimed that she was very clever.
20. Ajay said to Ravi, “Happy Diwali !”
Indirect – Ajay wished Ravi Happy Diwali.
21. They said, “Hurrah ! We have won the match.”
Indirect – They exclaimed with delight that they had won the match.
22. The boy said, “Alas ! I have wasted my time all these years.”
Indirect – The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he had wasted his time all those years.
23. The teacher said to Ram, “Bravo ! you have obtained first division marks.”
Indirect – The teacher praised Ram saying that he had obtained first division marks.
24. The teacher said, “Bravo ! you have won the match.”
Indirect – The teacher exclaimed with praise that I had won the match.
25. “Good Heavens ! I have dropped my purse somewhere and it had a handsome amount of money,” he said.
Indirect – He exclaimed with regret that he had dropped his purse somewhere and it had a handsome amount of money.