Question

Change the following speech in reported speech:
The boys said, ‘Hurray! We have won the match.”
The boys exclaimed with joy ________.

Answer 1

Hint: The student should read the given sentences carefully and pay heed to the structure. Note the tense, person and placement of words in the sentence and then follow the rules of narration to convert it into indirect speech.

Complete answer: We know that narration is the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events. It also refers to a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program.
Indirect speech or reported speech is (grammar) a form of speech used to express what another has said; often involves a change in the tense.
If we were to change "Fred says "I will do the housework"." into reported speech it would become "Fred said that he would do the housework."
Now that we have recalled the concept, let us convert the sentence into reported speech -
‘We’ should be changed to they as first-person and second-person pronouns are changed into the third person in reported speech.
‘Have’ should be changed to ‘had’ as present perfect tense is changed to past perfect tense in reported speech.
‘That’ should be used as the conjunction.
Thus, the sentence in reported speech is: “The boys exclaimed with joy as they had won the match.”

Note: In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of direct speech. Direct speech is (grammar) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks.