Choose the correct option to change the following into Indirect Speec…

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

Exclamatory sentence in indirect speech:

Change	Direct	Indirect	Why
Reporting verb	said, “Alas!	exclaimed with sorrow	“Said” becomes “exclaimed with sorrow” (or with grief). The interjection “Alas” is dropped, since the feeling it shows (sorrow) is put into the reporting verb.
Joining word	“ ” (inverted commas) and !	that	The joining word is “that”. The inverted commas and the exclamation mark are removed.
Tense change	is	was	The past reporting verb changes “is” to “was”.
Full sentence	He said, “Alas! his father is dead.”	He exclaimed with sorrow that his father was dead.

Example: She said, “Hurrah, we have won!” → She exclaimed with joy that they had won.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 1: He exclaimed his father is dead. — Incorrect.

• The tense is not changed ("is" should be "was").
• The feeling of sorrow and the joining word "that" are missing.

Option 2: He said that his father dead. — Incorrect. The clause has no verb ("was" is missing), and the sorrow is lost.

Option 4: He said that his father was dead. — Incorrect. It reports only the fact. The sorrow shown by "Alas!" is lost, so the exclamation is not reported fully.