How to change Exclamatory Sentences into Indirect Speech?English Grammar Index
How to change Exclamatory Sentences into Indirect Speech? :
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Reporting verb SAID / SAID TO should be changed into EXCLAIMED.
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Use the conjunction word THAT.
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Change that into a Statement.
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When WHAT or HOW is followed by an adjective, use VERY but when WHAT is followed by a noun use GREAT.
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HOW is usually followed by an Adjective (not by a Noun).
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Change of Personal Pronoun, Tense and Special words.
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Remove commas, quotation marks and exclamation mark.
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Formula : Subject + exclaimed + that + other subject (from Reported Speech) + verb (by changing the tense) + very + adjective (or great + noun)+ ….
Examples :
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He said, “Hurrah! My friend has come".
He exclaimed joyfully that his friend had come.
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The boy said, “Ah! I am undone".
The boys exclaimed with delight that all their examinations were over.
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She said, “Alas! I am undone".
She exclaimed sorrowfully that she was undone.
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The boy said, “Ah! My kite is high up in the air".
The boy exclaimed with joy that his kite was high up in the air.
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They said, “Oh! we have won the match".
They exclaimed joyfully that they had won the match.
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