English Grammar - Narration
English Grammar - Narration
Choose the correct indirect speech.
He said, "Alas! I have lost my wallet."
Options:
- He exclaimed sadly that he had lost his wallet.
- He said sadly he lost wallet.
- He exclaimed happily that he had lost his wallet.
- He said alas he had lost his wallet.
Right Answer: He exclaimed sadly that he had lost his wallet.
The interjection "Alas!" expresses grief or sorrow. While changing such exclamatory sentences into indirect speech, the reporting verb changes to "exclaimed sadly." Since the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, the present perfect tense "have lost" changes to the past perfect tense "had lost." The pronoun also changes according to the context. Therefore, the correct indirect speech is "He exclaimed sadly that he had lost his wallet."This question is part of English Grammar - Narration, which has 35 practice questions with answers.
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