Select correct narration of the given sentence ldquo What a stupid fellow you are rdquo coach remark...........

English (SSC) Direct/Indirect speech

Select correct narration of the given sentence

“What a stupid fellow you are!”coach remarked.

Coach exclaimed that what a stupid fellow he was.

Coach exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.

Coach exclaimed in disgust how he could be so stupid.

Coach asked him what a stupid fellow he was.

- The given sentence is a direct speech expressing the coach's surprise or disapproval.

- Option 1: Coach exclaimed that what a stupid fellow he was.

- Incorrect because it awkwardly mixes the question form with exclamation.

- Option 2: Coach exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.

- Correct! It conveys the coach's exclamation while transforming it into indirect speech without any awkward phrasing.

- Option 3: Coach exclaimed in disgust how he could be so stupid.

- Changes the tone to a more reflective or questioning mode, which is not present in the original sentence.

- Option 4: Coach asked him what a stupid fellow he was.

- Incorrect as it implies a question, altering the original meaning which is exclamatory, not interrogative.

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