Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
"Oh, how could I ever thank you, Sirl" said the convict to the bishop.
Option 1: The convict told the bishop that it was difficult for him to thank him.
Option 2: Exclaiming gratefully, the convict said to the bishop that he could never thank him enough.
Option 3: The convict said to the bishop that he could never thank him enough.
Option 4: The convict exclaimed gratefully to the bishop, that how he could ever thank him.
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Correct Answer: Exclaiming gratefully, the convict said to the bishop that he could never thank him enough.
Solution : The second option is correct.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
The changes from direct speech to indirect speech involve the following:
- The given sentence is an exclamatory sentence. The exclamatory form is changed into an infinitive form.
- "Exclaiming gratefully" is used here because, in the given context, the convict is grateful to the bishop.
- In the given sentence, the first-person pronoun "I" will be changed to the third-person pronoun "he", as it is used for "the convict".
- "You" is used for "the bishop" so "you" will be changed to "him".
Therefore, the correct answer is: Exclaiming gratefully, the convict said to the bishop that he could never thank him enough.
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