Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Vibha said," What a lovely scene! I wish I could stay here forever!"

Vibha exclaimed that it was a lovely scene. She further wished that she could stay there forever.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Vibha exclaimed that it was a lovely scene. She further wished that she could stay there forever.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

• Vibha said with happiness that was a lovely scene. She wishes to stay there forever. This is a direct quote of Vibha's words. In indirect speech, the exclamation is reported as a subordinate clause.
• Vibha says this is a lovely scene. I wish I could stay there forever. The reporting verb "says" should be in the past tense, "said".
• Vibha said what a lovely scene! She wished she could stay here forever. The time reference "here" is incorrect, since the exclamation is being reported from the perspective of the past.