EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES : INDIRECT SPEECH

Exclamatory Sentences से प्रायः हर्ष, विषाद, क्रोध, घृणा, आश्चर्य या प्रशंसा का भाव व्यक्त होता है । इन्हें Indirect Speech में बदला जा सकता है । इसके लिए पूर्व बताए गए General Rules के अलावा निम्नलिखित Special Rules की सहायता लें -
* Reporting Verb को अर्थानुसार exclaim with joy/sorrow/surprise/anger/contempt/regret/applause में बदल दें।
हर्ष / खुशी / उल्लास के लिए
exclaim with joy
दुख / शोक के लिए
exclaim with sorrow
अश्चर्य / विस्मय के लिए
exclaim with surprise
क्रोध के लिए
exclaim with anger
तिरस्कार / घृणा के लिए
exclaim with contempt
प्रशंसा के लिए
exclaim with applause
पश्चाताप / अफसोस के लिए
exclaim with regret
* Inverted Commas के बदले that दें ।
* Ah ! Oh ! Alas ! इत्यादि शब्दों का लोप कर दें ।
* Exclamatory Sentences को Assertive Sentences में बदल दें । अगर Inverted Commas के भीतर अधूरे वाक्य हों , तो उनमें Verb तथा अन्य पद अपनी ओर से जोड़ दें ताकि उनमें निहित भाव सहजता से प्रकट हो सके ।
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES : INDIRECT SPEECH
Note : पहले आप Exclamatory Sentences को Assertive Sentences में बदलना सीखें । इसके लिए कुछ common examples दिए जा रहे हैं , जिन्हें समझें -
Exclamatory Sentences
Assertive Sentences
What a beautiful girl she is!
She is a very beautiful girl.
What a place it is!
It is a very fine place.
What a fool I was!
I was a big fool.
How fast the baby runs!
The baby runs very fast.
What a place/What a place it is!
It is a very fine/strange/lonely place.
What a fool!/What a fool he is!
He is a great fool.
What a fall!
It is a big fall.
How dark the night is!
The night is very dark.
Nonsense!
It is nonsense.
Oh! Enough!
It is enough.

Some Solved Examples :

Direct
Indirect
He said, “Alas! I am ruined.”
He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
The boy said, "Alas! My cat is dead.”
The boy exclaimed with sorrow that his cat was dead.
The boys said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.”
The boys exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
The Headmaster said, “Alas! Mrs Indira Gandhi is no more!”
The Headmaster exclaimed with sorrow that Mrs Indira Gandhi was no more.
He said, “What a beautiful girl she is!"
He exclaimed with joy that she was a very beautiful girl.
She said, “How fast my baby runs!”
She exclaimed with joy that her baby ran very fast.
He said, “What a fool I am !”
He exclaimed with sorrow regret that he was a big fool.
He said, “What a place!”
He exclaimed with joy that it was a very fine place.
Or, He exclaimed with surprise that it was a very strange place.
He said, “What a fall!"
He exclaimed with sorrow that it was a big fall.
Ram said, “What an idea!”
Ram exclaimed with joy that it was an extraordinary idea.
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