Reporting an exclamatary sentence
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Given:
What a beautiful child!
Can I report it as
He exclaimed that the child was beautiful,
He exclaimed that it was a beautiful child.
(Subordinate exclamatory clauses generally function as extraposed subject)
Is there anything wrong in the second sentence? Please explain.
indirect-speech
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Given:
What a beautiful child!
Can I report it as
He exclaimed that the child was beautiful,
He exclaimed that it was a beautiful child.
(Subordinate exclamatory clauses generally function as extraposed subject)
Is there anything wrong in the second sentence? Please explain.
indirect-speech
edited Jan 3 at 4:06
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What makes you think there might be something wrong? (I.e. what is your actual source of concern?)
– Jason Bassford
Jan 3 at 5:00
It is a question that came in a competitive exam..these 2 options were there but they considered option 1 as correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
I think both are correct.
– user329742
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What do you think whether both are possible?
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Given:
What a beautiful child!
Can I report it as
He exclaimed that the child was beautiful,
He exclaimed that it was a beautiful child.
(Subordinate exclamatory clauses generally function as extraposed subject)
Is there anything wrong in the second sentence? Please explain.
indirect-speech
edited Jan 3 at 4:06
tchrist♦
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asked Jan 3 at 3:34
user329742
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Given:
What a beautiful child!
Can I report it as
He exclaimed that the child was beautiful,
He exclaimed that it was a beautiful child.
(Subordinate exclamatory clauses generally function as extraposed subject)
Is there anything wrong in the second sentence? Please explain.
indirect-speech
indirect-speech
edited Jan 3 at 4:06
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asked Jan 3 at 3:34
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edited Jan 3 at 4:06
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edited Jan 3 at 4:06
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What makes you think there might be something wrong? (I.e. what is your actual source of concern?)
– Jason Bassford
Jan 3 at 5:00
It is a question that came in a competitive exam..these 2 options were there but they considered option 1 as correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
I think both are correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
What do you think whether both are possible?
– user329742
2 days ago
add a comment |
What makes you think there might be something wrong? (I.e. what is your actual source of concern?)
– Jason Bassford
Jan 3 at 5:00
It is a question that came in a competitive exam..these 2 options were there but they considered option 1 as correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
I think both are correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
What do you think whether both are possible?
– user329742
2 days ago
What makes you think there might be something wrong? (I.e. what is your actual source of concern?)
– Jason Bassford
Jan 3 at 5:00
What makes you think there might be something wrong? (I.e. what is your actual source of concern?)
– Jason Bassford
Jan 3 at 5:00
It is a question that came in a competitive exam..these 2 options were there but they considered option 1 as correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
It is a question that came in a competitive exam..these 2 options were there but they considered option 1 as correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
I think both are correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
I think both are correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
What do you think whether both are possible?
– user329742
2 days ago
What do you think whether both are possible?
– user329742
2 days ago
add a comment |
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What makes you think there might be something wrong? (I.e. what is your actual source of concern?)
– Jason Bassford
Jan 3 at 5:00
It is a question that came in a competitive exam..these 2 options were there but they considered option 1 as correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
I think both are correct.
– user329742
2 days ago
What do you think whether both are possible?
– user329742
2 days ago