Question

Tap the correct statement based on the sentences given.

Shireen said, 'I am the winner!'
Shireen exclaimed that she was the winner.

• A. Both sentences are incorrect.
• B. The first sentence is correct and the second is incorrect.
• C. The second sentence is correct and the first is incorrect.
• D. Both sentences are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both sentences are correct.

Here, both sentences are correct as the first sentence uses quotation marks to express a sentence in direct speech and the second sentence correctly reports it using the reporting verb 'exclaimed'.