Choose the option that is the indirect form of the sentence.Savita said, "How…
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Choose the option that is the indirect form of the sentence.Savita said, "How beautiful is the gift!"
- A.
Savita exclaimed with joy that the gift was very beautiful.
- B.
Savita exclaimed with joy that the gift is very beautiful.
- C.
Savita exclaimed with sorrow that the gift was very beautiful.
- D.
Savita exclaimed with joy that the gift were very beautiful.
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Correct answer: A
Answer: Savita exclaimed with joy that the gift was very beautiful.
Explanation: The original sentence is exclamatory: Savita said, "How beautiful is the gift!"
Step 1: Use a reporting verb that shows the strong feeling. Replace 'said' with 'exclaimed with joy' because the sentence expresses joy.
Step 2: Remove the quotation marks and exclamation, and introduce the conjunction 'that' to join the reporting clause and the reported clause.
Step 3: Backshift the tense: change present 'is' to past 'was' in reported speech.
Step 4: Convert the exclamatory structure 'How beautiful is the gift!' into an assertive clause by changing word order to 'the gift was very beautiful' (the intensifier 'very' conveys the emphasis of 'How').
Final indirect sentence: Savita exclaimed with joy that the gift was very beautiful.
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