Question:
Convert from direct speech into indirect speech.
“Alas! We lost the match by one point,” said the Captain
Convert from direct speech into indirect speech.
“Alas! We lost the match by one point,” said the Captain
Options:
- a) The Captain regretted that they had lost the match by one point
- b) The Captain regretted that they lost the match by one point
- c) The Captain exclaimed that they had lost the match by one point
- d) The Captain told the team that they had lost the match by one point
- a) The Captain regretted that they had lost the match by one point
- b) The Captain regretted that they lost the match by one point
- c) The Captain exclaimed that they had lost the match by one point
- d) The Captain told the team that they had lost the match by one point
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
The given sentence is in direct speech. In exclamatory sentence, to change into reported speech, we replace the exclamatory word with a phrase like “expressed sorrow that” or “said with regret that” as “Alas!” is used to express sorrow. Pronouns must be changed from first person to third person (“we” changes to “they”), and tense shifts back to the past (simple past “lost” becomes past perfect “had lost”). The correct sentence is: The captain regretted that they had lost the match by one point.
The given sentence is in direct speech. In exclamatory sentence, to change into reported speech, we replace the exclamatory word with a phrase like “expressed sorrow that” or “said with regret that” as “Alas!” is used to express sorrow. Pronouns must be changed from first person to third person (“we” changes to “they”), and tense shifts back to the past (simple past “lost” becomes past perfect “had lost”). The correct sentence is: The captain regretted that they had lost the match by one point.