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Customer: What a beautiful vase! Is it for sale?
The Customer exclaimed with appreciation _________ and enquired of the Exhibitor __________. [Advanced]
The Customer exclaimed with appreciation _________ and enquired of the Exhibitor __________. [Advanced]
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The correct option is A that it was a beautiful vase, if it was for sale
b'The given sentence in the direct speech is in the simple present tense, therefore as per the rule, it should be converted to simple past form.
Option A here is the correct answer as it expresses the sentence in the past tense and indirect speech,Options B and D use the present sentence in the second part of the sentence hence are incorrect.In option C the first part of the sentence is not in indirect speech as the perspective of the sentence remains the same. Hence is incorrect.
Correct answer is option A.
b'The given sentence in the direct speech is in the simple present tense, therefore as per the rule, it should be converted to simple past form.
Option A here is the correct answer as it expresses the sentence in the past tense and indirect speech,
Options B and D use the present sentence in the second part of the sentence hence are incorrect.
In option C the first part of the sentence is not in indirect speech as the perspective of the sentence remains the same. Hence is incorrect.
Correct answer is option A.
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