Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. [SSC Steno-2018]
Meena said “What a beautiful flower!”
a)
Meena exclaimed how beautiful the flower was.
b)
Meena said that she had a beautiful flower.
c)
Meena exclaimed what a beautiful flower it was.
d)
Meena exclaimed that it was a very beautiful flower.
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Question

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. [SSC Steno-2018]
Meena said “What a beautiful flower!”

a)
Meena exclaimed how beautiful the flower was.
b)
Meena said that she had a beautiful flower.
c)
Meena exclaimed what a beautiful flower it was.
d)
Meena exclaimed that it was a very beautiful flower.

Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Answer

Option (d) is the correct indirect form of the given sentence: Meena exclaimed that it was a very beautiful flower.

Answer

Explanation:
Indirect speech is used to report what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. In this case, Meena's original statement is 'What a beautiful flower!' which needs to be converted into an indirect form.

Steps to convert the sentence into indirect speech:
1. Identify the reporting verb: Meena said
2. Change the pronoun: Meena becomes 'she'
3. Change the tense: The verb 'said' remains the same
4. Introduce a conjunction: 'that'
5. Change the words: Modify the sentence to make it grammatically correct in the indirect form
Therefore, the correct indirect form of the given sentence would be:

Meena exclaimed that it was a very beautiful flower.
This sentence follows all the rules of converting direct speech to indirect speech and accurately conveys Meena's original statement in an indirect form.

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