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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The girl said, “How beautiful the rainbow is!".
The girl exclaimed that the rainbow was very beautiful.
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The candidate said, “How difficult the sums are!"
The candidate exclaimed that the sums were very difficult.
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He said, “How tall the building is!".
He exclaimed that the building was very tall.
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The boy said, “what a sweet fruit it is!".
The boy exclaimed that it was a very sweet fruit.
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Raju said, “What a fantastic story it is!".
Raju exclaimed that it was a very fantastic story.
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“What lovely paintings!" the tourist exclaimed.
The tourist exclaimed that they were very lovely paintings.
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My father said to him, “What a fool you are!".
My father exclaimed that he was a great fool.
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