Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
"What a good idea!", Seema remarked.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
Seema exclaimed that it was a very good idea.
The other options are incorrect:
- Seema said what a good idea it is: This is a correct indirect form of the sentence, but it is not as expressive as the exclamation.
- Seema told what an idea!: This is not a correct indirect form of the sentence, because the verb "tell" is not used to report exclamations.
- Seema exclaimed that the idea is good: This is a correct indirect form of the sentence, but it is not as specific as the original sentence, which refers to a specific idea.