Change the sentence below from Direct to Indirect speech and choose t…

The correct answer is Option (1) → The teacher applauded the students saying that they had all scored well in the examination.

Exclamation in indirect speech:

Change	Direct	Indirect	Why
Reporting verb	said. “Bravo!	applauded the students	The interjection “Bravo!” expresses praise. It is dropped and its sense is given by a verb such as “applauded” (praised) in place of “said”.
Joining word	“ ” (quotation marks)	that	The statement that follows is joined by “that”.
Pronoun change	you	they	“You” (the students) becomes “they”.
Tense change	have scored	had scored	The reporting verb is in the past, so “have scored” (present perfect) becomes “had scored” (past perfect).
Full sentence	The teacher said. “Bravo! you all have scored well in the examination.”	The teacher applauded the students saying that they had all scored well in the examination.

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

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 2: The teacher said bravo that the students had all scored well in the examination. — Incorrect. The interjection "bravo" is kept inside the reported sentence. In indirect speech its sense is expressed by a verb.

Option 3: The teacher applauded that they have scored well in the examination. — Incorrect.

• The tense is not changed: "have scored" should be "had scored".
• "Applauded that" leaves out who was praised, and "all" is dropped.

Option 4: The teacher applauding said that you had scored well in the examination. — Incorrect.

• The pronoun "you" is not changed to "they".
• "applauding said" is awkward, and "all" is dropped.