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Direct: She said, 'Hurrah! We have won the match.' Indirect form is
AShe said happily that we had won the match today
BShe exclaimed with joy that they had won the match
CShe told the friends that they won the match
DShe asked the friends if they won the match
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. She exclaimed with joy that they had won the match
1. Exclamatory with joy -> 'exclaimed with joy that'.
2. Tense shifts: have won -> had won; pronouns adjust.
3. Hence option A.
_Source: jkchrome.com SSC Direct-Indirect Speech PDF (Mistral OCR), Exclamatory sentence rules_
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