Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to me, “What a pity! You missed the party.”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
He exclaimed that it was a pity I had missed the party.
The other options are incorrect:
- He told to me that it was a pity I had missed the party. This is incorrect because we do not use the preposition "to" after the reporting verb "said".
- He exclaimed what a pity it was that you missed the party. This is also correct, but it is less natural than using the pronoun "I" in this context.
- He exclaimed that it was a pity you missed the party. This is also correct, but it is less formal than using the word "exclaimed".