Question

Direct speech of: Samir exclaimed with delight that it was a very nice drama is

• A. Samir said, "What a nice drama it is!"
• B. Samir says, "It was a nice drama!"
• C. Samir will say, "A nice drama it is!"
• D. Samir can say, "What a nice drama!"

Hint:

For exclamatory indirect speech ("exclaimed with delight"), convert into "What a …!" in direct speech.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Recall the rules.
"Exclaimed with delight" in indirect speech converts into an exclamatory direct sentence.

Step 2: Analyze options.
(A) "What a nice drama it is!" — correct transformation.
(B) Wrong tense — "says" and "was" mismatch.
(C) Wrong tense — future form "will say."
(D) Wrong auxiliary — "can say" not suitable.

Step 3: Conclusion.
Correct is (A).