Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

She exclaimed that I had grown very tall.

Options:

She said to me, “How tall I have grown!”

She said to me, “How tall you have grown!”

She said to me, “How tall are you?”

She said to me, “You have grown very tall.”

Correct Answer:

She said to me, “How tall you have grown!”

Explanation:

The correct direct form of the given sentence is:

She said to me, "How tall you have grown!"

The other options are incorrect:

  • She said to me, "How tall I have grown!" This is incorrect because the speaker is talking about the listener, not themselves.
  • She said to me, "How tall are you?" This is incorrect because the speaker is making a statement, not asking a question.
  • She said to me, "You have grown very tall." This is also incorrect because the speaker is making a statement, not expressing surprise.