Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: He said, “What a beautiful day!”

Explanation

Exclamatory sentences in indirect speech are typically reported using a verb like ‘exclaimed,’ and the original exclamatory structure, ‘What a…!’, is converted into a plain statement introduced by ‘that.’ The exclamation mark is removed entirely, since the sentence is no longer being expressed with the original emotional emphasis, and the word order returns to a normal subject-verb pattern. Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.