English » Direct Indirect Speech

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

They cried, “Bravo! Well done.”

A

They cried in joy for doing well.

B

They exclaimed with wonder that they had done well.

C

They shouted in joy that they had done well.

D

They cried loudly for doing well.

Solution

for the exclamatory sentence,

rule of narration is as follows:

you change said, said to into exclaimed/expressed/shouted/ + in/with + joy/wonder/happiness/sorrow/surprise etc.

commas in that

tense according to rules,

so the correct answer is option C that is 

they shouted in joy that they had done well.