Question

Change the following using indirect narration:
My uncle said to me, “Bravo! You have won the match.”
A) My uncle applauded me and said that I had won the match.
B) My uncle exclaimed that I have won the match.
C) My uncle exclaimed that I had been won the match.
D) both A and B

Answer 1

Hint:
- The exact words said are repeated or quoted in direct speech. When we employ direct speech in writing, we put the words uttered within quote marks (" "), and the words do not alter.
- When we use reported or indirect speech to communicate about the past, we frequently change the tense of the words we say. We use reporting verbs like 'say,' 'tell,' and 'ask,' and we may begin the reported words with the word 'that.' There are no inverted commas in this sentence.

Complete answer:
The subject pronoun, verbs, and tense forms all change when a sentence is shifted from direct to indirect speaking. (This is because the speech is being recounted by someone else, and the direct speech is now in the past tense because it was spoken at a later period.) The sentence's meaning should not be altered.
When an exclamatory statement is transformed to reported speech, it loses its exclamatory function. It becomes a declarative sentence as a result. As a result, the exclamatory words, as well as the '!' mark, alter.

Let us look at the given options:
A) My uncle applauded me and said that I had won the match: This is the correct option. This is where you'll find the most appropriate narration of the direct speech. 'Bravo!' is replaced with 'applauded me,' and the next sentence is made past tense. The reported speech will shift to its equivalent past tense (past perfect) 'had won' when the direct speech is in the present perfect tense (had won).
B) My uncle exclaimed that I have won the match: This option is incorrect because the phrase 'exclaimed' does not accurately express the meaning of the word 'Bravo.' In addition, the verb's tense has not been modified.
C) My uncle exclaimed that I had been won the match: This option is incorrect because the passive voice is used in the verb form 'had been won,' although the active voice is used in the original text. As a result, the sentence's meaning has changed.
D) both A and B: This option is incorrect because Option B is incorrect.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (A) i.e, My uncle applauded me and said that I had won the match.

Note: The following are some general guidelines for converting direct speech to indirect speech. All inverted commas and quote marks should be removed. Put a full stop at the end of the sentence. Change the present tense of the verb inside the inverted commas/quotation marks to the equivalent past tense.