Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The woman exclaimed that the kids were making too much noise.
Option 1: The woman said, "How the kids are making too much noise!"
Option 2: The woman said, "What noise are the kids making?"
Option 3: The woman said, "The kids were making too much noise."
Option 4: The woman said, "How much noise are the kids making?"
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Correct Answer: The woman said, "How much noise are the kids making?"
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within quotation marks and attributed to the speaker.
Narration conversion:
- Change the past tense from "were making" to "are making" to maintain the present tense.
- Convert the reporting verb "exclaimed" to a simple reporting verb like "said".
- The direct words of the speaker are enclosed in inverted commas.
Therefore, the correct answer is: The woman said, "How much noise are the kids making?"
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