Tap the correct reporting verb to complete the following sentence in reported speech.

Rani _________ that the car was very beautiful.

exclaimed

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Solution

The correct option is A exclaimed
Here, the reporting verb 'exclaimed' is correctly used to report an exclamation.

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Tap the correct reporting verb to complete the following sentence in reported speech. Rani _________ that the car was very beautiful.

The correct option is A exclaimedHere, the reporting verb 'exclaimed' is correctly used to report an exclamation.

Tap the correct reporting verb to complete the following sentence in reported speech.

Rani _________ that the car was very beautiful.

The correct option is A exclaimed
Here, the reporting verb 'exclaimed' is correctly used to report an exclamation.