Narration Exercise 9 . Exclamatory Sentences.

Narration Exercise 9. EXERCISE 9
Change into Indirect Speech
1. The student said, “Alas ! my friend is dead.”
2. He said, “Alas ! I am ruined.”
The boys said, “Hurrah ! we shall have a jolly holiday tomorrow.”
4. They said, “What a nice flower it is !”
The teacher said, “What a naughty boy you are !”
He said, “Hurrah ! I have passed the examination.”
7. We said, “Whata pleasant sight it is !”
The captain said to the players, “Bravo ! well done.”
9. He said, “How dangerous it is !”
10. The old man said, “Good Heavens! the hut has caught fire.”
11. They said, “What a fall it was !”
12. The boys said, “Oh ! we have won the match.”
13. She said, “What a pity it is !”
14. The girl said, “What a fine picnic it has been !”
15. The soldiers said, “Bravo ! we have won.”
(U.P. 1987)
16. He said, “Curse it ! who could have expected such a turn of events.”
(U.P. 1989)
17. “How pretty you are !” said the fox to the crow.
(U.P.
1992, 2000)
18. Suraj:”What a beautiful picture! A thing of beauty is joy for ever.”
Ankur:It is made by my sister. What will you do with this picture ?”
(U.P. 2003)
19. Manju said, “How cleverI am !”
(U.P. 2005)
20. Ajay said to Ravi, “Happy Diwali !”
(U.P. 2006)
21. They said, “Hurrah ! We have won the match.
(U.P. 2008)
22. The boy said, “Alas! I have wasted my time all these years.”
(U.P. 2009)
23. The teacher said to Ram, “Bravo ! you have obtained first division marks.” (U.P. 2010)
24. The teacher said, “Bravo ! you have won the match.”
(U.P. 2011)
25. “Good Heavens !I have dropped my purse somewhere and it hada handsome amount of
money,” he said.
(U.P. 2012) Sentences.

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