English Grammar - Narration
English Grammar - Narration
Choose the correct indirect speech.
She said, "How foolish I have been!"
Options:
- She exclaimed with regret that she had been very foolish.
- She said foolish.
- She regretted.
- She asked foolish.
Right Answer: She exclaimed with regret that she had been very foolish.
The exclamatory sentence expresses regret about one's own action. In indirect speech, the reporting verb changes to "exclaimed with regret." Since the reporting verb is in the past tense, the present perfect tense "have been" changes to the past perfect tense "had been." The adjective is naturally expressed as "very foolish." Therefore, the correct indirect speech is "She exclaimed with regret that she had been very foolish."This question is part of English Grammar - Narration, which has 35 practice questions with answers.
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