Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the correct option to change the following into Indirect Speech:

He said, "Alas ! his father is dead."

Options:

He exclaimed his father is dead.

He said that his father dead.

He exclaimed with sorrow that his father was dead.

He said that his father was dead.

Correct Answer:

He exclaimed with sorrow that his father was dead.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - He exclaimed with sorrow that his father was dead.