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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The Principal said, "What a good performance, Sonu! You have won the competition."

Option 1: The Principal surprised Sonu with news of his good performance and winning the competition.

Option 2: The principal applauded that Sonu had performed well and declared that he had won the competition.

Option 3: The Principal cried out to Sonu that he had good performance and he had won the competition.

Option 4: The Principal told Sonu about his good performance and that he has won the competition.


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Correct Answer: The principal applauded that Sonu had performed well and declared that he had won the competition.


Solution : The correct choice is the second option .

Narration Conversion:

  • The verb said is changed to applauded , as it is an imperative sentence.
  • The second-person pronoun you is changed to Sonu to reflect the shift from the principal's perspective to the reported perspective.
  • That is used to introduce the reported clause.
  • The present perfect tense "have won" is changed to the past perfect tense "had won" in the reported speech.

Therefore, the indirect speech is: The principal applauded that Sonu had performed well and declared that he had won the competition.

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