Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

My uncle said," Just my luck! I have missed the bus again".

My uncle exclaimed with regret that he had missed the bus again.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is: OPTION 2

My uncle exclaimed with regret that he had missed the bus again.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

• My uncle said that he was unlucky, he had missed the bus again. The exclamation is not being reported correctly. The indirect form should be a single sentence.
• My uncle exclaimed that he has missed the bus again as he was unlucky. The time reference "as he was unlucky" is not necessary. The exclamation is about a specific event that happened in the past.
• My uncle says that he is unlucky as he has missed the bus again. The reporting verb "says" should be in the past tense, "exclaimed".