Question

[129]. Choose the correct indirect speech: The boy said, "Alas! I have lost my purse."

1.
The boy said that he has lost his purse.
2.
The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he lost his purse.
3.
The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his purse.
4.
The boy said that he had lost his purse happily.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his purse.

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Detailed Solution

सही उत्तर The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his purse. है।

Key Points

Exclamations of sorrow use 'exclaimed with sorrow' and the tense shifts back.

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[129]. Choose the correct indirect speech: The boy said, "Alas! I have lost my purse."

1.
The boy said that he has lost his purse.
2.
The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he lost his purse.
3.
The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his purse.
4.
The boy said that he had lost his purse happily.

Correct Answer: The boy exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his purse.

Exclamations of sorrow use 'exclaimed with sorrow' and the tense shifts back.

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