Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

She exclaimed that she looked very ugly in that dress.

She said, “How ugly I look in this dress!”

The most appropriate direct form of the given sentence is:

She said, “How ugly I look in that dress!”

The other answer choices are incorrect for the following reasons:

• She said, “Why do I look so ugly in this dress?” - This is incorrect because the sentence is asking a question, not making an exclamation.
• She said, “I look so ugly in that dress.” - This is incorrect because the exclamation word "how" is missing.
• She said, “How ugly I looked in that dress!” - This is incorrect because the past tense verb "looked" is used, even though the speaker is expressing her current opinion.