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| Exculumantory tense. |
Rule No. 8.
INDIRECT SPEECH FOR EXCULUMANTORY SENTENCES.
Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions such as surprise, joy, anger, or (Marvel) admiration
When converting exclamatory sentences from direct to indirect speech, the focus is on conveying the emotion or reaction expressed in the original statement.
General Rules:
Change the reporting verb to “exclaimed” (with joy, sorrow, surprise, etc.) instead of “said.”
Remove the exclamation mark and use a full stop instead.
Use the conjunction “that” to connect the reporting clause with the reported clause.
Convert the exclamatory sentence into a statement.
Examples:
Direct Speech: He said, “Wow, what a beautiful day!”
Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with joy that it was a beautiful day.
Direct Speech: She said, “Alas! I am ruined.”
Indirect Speech: She exclaimed with sorrow that she was ruined.
Direct Speech: They said, “Hurrah! We won the match.”
Indirect Speech: They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
Direct Speech: He said, “What a terrible mistake!”
Indirect Speech: He exclaimed in dismay that it was a terrible mistake.
Direct Speech: She said, “How amazing!”
Indirect Speech: She exclaimed in wonder that it was very amazing.
30 exclamatory sentences converted to indirect speech:
Exclaimed with joy
Direct: He said, “Wow, what a beautiful day!”
Indirect: He exclaimed with joy that it was a beautiful day.
Exclaimed with sorrow
Direct: She said, “Alas! I am ruined.”
Indirect: She exclaimed with sorrow that she was ruined.
Exclaimed with joy
Direct: They said, “Hurrah! We won the match.”
Indirect: They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
Exclaimed with dismay
(Dismay is a strong feeling of fear, worry, or sadness that is caused by something unpleasant and unexpected)
Direct: He said, “What a terrible mistake!”
Indirect: He exclaimed in dismay that it was a terrible mistake.
Exclaimed with amazing
Direct: She said, “How amazing!”
Indirect: She exclaimed in wonder that it was very amazing.
Exclaimed with frustration
Direct: He said, “Oh no! I forgot my keys.”
Indirect: He exclaimed in frustration that he had forgotten his keys.
Exclaimed with praise
Direct: She said, “Bravo! You did a great job.”
Indirect: She exclaimed with praise that he had done a great job.
Expressing Admiration
Direct: They said, “What a beautiful house!”
Indirect: They exclaimed in admiration that it was a beautiful house.
Expressing Surprise
Direct: He said, “Oh! What a surprise!”
Indirect: He exclaimed in surprise that it was a big surprise.
Exclaimed with Pleasure
Direct: She said, “How wonderful!”
Indirect: She exclaimed in delight that it was wonderful.
Exclaimed with
Direct: He said, “What a pity!”
Indirect: He exclaimed in regret that it was a pity.
Exclaimed with discomfort
Direct: She said, “Oh dear! I lost my wallet.”
Indirect: She exclaimed in distress that she had lost her wallet.
Exclaimed with joy
Direct: They said, “Hurrah! We are going on vacation.”
Indirect: They exclaimed with joy that they were going on vacation.
Expressing Admiration
Direct: He said, “What a fantastic performance!”
Indirect: He exclaimed in admiration that it was a fantastic performance.
Exclaimed with disappointment
Direct: She said, “Oh no! The cake is burnt.”
Indirect: She exclaimed in disappointment that the cake was burnt.
Exclaimed with amazement
Direct: He said, “Wow! This is incredible.”
Indirect: He exclaimed in amazement that it was incredible.
Exclaimed with sorrow
Direct: She said, “Alas! The dog is sick.”
Indirect: She exclaimed with sorrow that the dog was sick.
Exclaimed with Admiration
Direct: They said, “What a great idea!”
Indirect: They exclaimed in approval that it was a great idea.
Expressing Disbelief
Direct: He said, “Oh! I can’t believe it.”
Indirect: He exclaimed in disbelief that he couldn’t believe it.
Exclaimed with delight
Direct: She said, “How cute!”
Indirect: She exclaimed in delight that it was very cute.
Exclaimed with horror
Direct: He said, “What a disaster!”
Indirect: He exclaimed in horror that it was a disaster.
Exclaimed with pleasure
Direct: She said, “Oh my! This is delicious.”
Indirect: She exclaimed in pleasure that it was delicious.
Exclaimed with joy
Direct: They said, “Hurrah! We passed the exam.”
Indirect: They exclaimed with joy that they had passed the exam.
Exclaimed with discomfort
Direct: He said, “What a shame!”
Indirect: He exclaimed in regret that it was a shame.
Exclaimed with discomfort
Direct: She said, “Oh no! The car broke down.”
Indirect: She exclaimed in frustration that the car had broken down.
Exclaimed with amazement
Direct: He said, “Wow! Look at that view.”
Indirect: He exclaimed in amazement that the view was stunning.
Exclaimed with sorrow
Direct: She said, “Alas! We missed the train.”
Indirect: She exclaimed with sorrow that they had missed the train.
Exclaimed with delight
Direct: They said, “What a wonderful surprise!”
Indirect: They exclaimed in delight that it was a wonderful surprise.
Exclaimed with excitement
Direct: He said, “Oh! This is so much fun.”
Indirect: He exclaimed in excitement that it was a lot of fun.
Expressing Admiration
Direct: She said, “How beautiful the flowers are!”
Indirect: She exclaimed in admiration that the flowers were beautiful.
