Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Everybody said, "How well she sings!"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
Everybody exclaimed that she sings very well.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- Everybody told us that how she sang very well. - The word "how" is unnecessary in indirect speech.
- Everybody told us that she sings very well. - The reporting verb "told" is not as expressive as the verb "exclaimed".