Choose the conversion of the following sentence from Direct to Indire…

The correct answer is Option (4) → The boss cried out that I was fired

Exclamation in indirect speech:

Change	Direct	Indirect	Why
Reporting verb	said	cried out	The words end with an exclamation mark, so “said” changes to “exclaimed / cried out”, which carries the strong feeling of the outburst.
Joining word	“ ” (quotation marks)	that	The reported statement is introduced by “that”. The exclamation mark becomes a full stop.
Tense change	are	was	The reporting verb is in the past, so “are” becomes “was”.
Pronoun change	You	I	The boss was speaking to the person who now reports it, so “you” becomes “I”.
Full sentence	The boss said, “You are fired!”	The boss cried out that I was fired.

Example: She said, “I have won the prize!” → She cried out that she had won the prize.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 1: The boss exclaimed to me to fire away — Incorrect. "Fire away" is an informal invitation to start speaking or asking questions. The boss's statement has been turned into an order with a completely different meaning.

Option 2: The boss informed me that you are fired — Incorrect.

• The pronoun is not changed: "you" must become I, since the reporter is the person who was fired.
• The tense is not changed: after a past reporting verb, "are" must become was.
• "Informed" reports a plain piece of news and loses the exclamation.

Option 3: The boss said to me that he was fired — Incorrect. "He" makes the boss the person who was fired, which reverses the meaning. "You" refers to the listener and must become I. "Said to me" also keeps the plain reporting verb for an exclamation.