Exclamatory Sentences: Direct to Indirect Speech

What is the primary characteristic of an exclamatory sentence?

• It expresses a question.

• It expresses a command.

• It expresses a statement.

• It expresses strong emotions.

Which reporting verb is used to convey joy in indirect speech?

• Narrated with joy

• Reported with joy

• Exclaimed with joy

• Said with joy

How does the present simple tense change in indirect speech?

• It changes to past continuous.

• It remains unchanged.

• It changes to past simple.

• It changes to past perfect.

What happens to the first person pronoun in indirect speech?

• It changes according to the object.

• It remains unchanged.

• It changes according to the subject.

• It changes to the third person.

Which emotion is expressed with 'exclaimed with grief'?

• Surprise

• Sorrow

• Disgust

• Joy

How is 'wow, it is amazing' converted to indirect speech?

• She exclaimed with delight that it was amazing.

• She exclaimed with surprise that it was amazing.

• She exclaimed in wonder that it was amazing.

• She exclaimed with joy that it was amazing.

What is the indirect speech for 'he said, good luck'?

• He exclaimed good luck.

• He wished me good luck.

• He hoped good luck.

• He said good luck.

Which phrase is used to express surprise in indirect speech?

• Exclaimed with regret

• Exclaimed with surprise

• Exclaimed with sorrow

• Exclaimed with joy

What is the indirect speech for 'he said, yuck, the apples are rotten'?

• He exclaimed with joy that the apples were rotten.

• He exclaimed with disgust that the apples were rotten.

• He exclaimed with surprise that the apples were rotten.

• He exclaimed with sorrow that the apples were rotten.

What should be removed when converting exclamatory sentences to indirect speech?

• The object

• The interjections

• The subject

• The reporting verb