Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. What a rare flower! she said. (a) She exclaimed what a rare flower it is. (b) She exclaimed that it was a very rare flower. (c) She asked if it was a rare flower. (d) She told that what a rare flower it was.

Options

A. She exclaimed what a rare flower it is.
B. She exclaimed that it was a very rare flower.
C. She asked if it was a rare flower.
D. She told that what a rare flower it was.

Answer

B

Explanation

She exclaimed that it was a very rare flower. (Correct)
(a) She exclaimed what a rare flower `ul("it is")`. (Incorrect tense)
(c ) She `ul("asked")` if it was a rare flower. (Incorrect Reported Verb)
(d) She `ul("told")` that what a rare flower it was. (Incorrect Reported Verb)