I said to you,"What a nice scenery!"(Choose the correct indirect narration for the given sentence.)
Correct answer: A. I exclaimed that it was a nice scenery.
- A. I exclaimed that it was a nice scenery.
- B. I exclaimed that it is a nice scenery.
- C. I told you that what a nice scenery.
- D. I told you that what was a nice scenery.
Explanation
To make an indirect narration of a sentence with an exclamation mark, change said to exclaimed.In other words, an exclamatory sentence becomes an assertive sentence.
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