Exclamatory Sentences-Direct & Indirect speech

An Exclamatory Sentence is a type of Sentence that must have some strong feelings, e.g; joy, sorrow, grief, wonder, etc.

Characteristics of Exclamatory Sentences

1. Exclamatory Sentence may start:
   • with a word that expresses some grief (ha, alas),
   • with a word that expresses the joy (aha, hurrah),
   • or it may have a word that expresses the wonder (what, how)
2. After the Exclamatory Word, always places “Mark of Exclamation (!)”, e.g; Hurrah!
3. An exclamatory Sentence is always ended with a full stop(.).
4. The sentences that started with how and what have the Mark of Exclamation at the end.

Exclamatory Sentences- Direct & Indirect Narration

To convert the Direct Narration of Exclamatory Sentences into Indirect Narration, the following rules must be followed.

1. The words of sorrow can be replaced with the words “exclaimed with sorrow, exclaimed with great grief, exclaimed sorrowfully”.
2. The words of joy and happiness can be replaced with the words “exclaimed with great joy, exclaimed joyfully”.
3. Exclamatory Sentences that have some wonderful feelings can be converted into Indirect Speech by replacing the words wonderful with the words “exclaimed in wonder, exclaimed in astonishment” and the words” very” or “very great” would be added with the quality of wonder.
4. Make the word arrangement as of Assertive Sentence that ends with a full stop (.).

Pronouns, other words, and tenses can be changed by following the following rules:

• General Rules for Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech
• Pronouns Changing Rules
• Other Words Changing Rules
• Rule # 1, Rule # 2, and Rule # 3 of Changes in the Tenses

Exclamatory Sentences with Sorrow feelings

Exclamatory Sentences that have some sorrowful feelings can be converted into Indirect Speech by replacing the words of sorrow with the words “exclaimed with sorrow, exclaimed with great grief, exclaimed sorrowfully”.

1. He said,” Alas! My brother has met with an accident.”
   • He exclaimed with sorrow that his brother had met with an accident.
2. She said to you,” Ha! You have failed in science by two marks only.”
   • She exclaimed with grief that you had failed in science by two marks only.
3. She said,” Alas! My cousin has died in a bus accident.”
   • She exclaimed with great sorrow that her cousin had died in a bus accident.
4. They said,” Ah! The house of our friends has caught fire.”
   • They exclaimed with great grief that the house of their friends had caught fire.
5. She said,” Alas! My prize bonds have been stolen by my servant.”
   • She exclaimed with great grief that her prize bonds had been stolen by her servant.
6. She said,” Alas! I have lost my purse.”
   • She exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her purse.
7. They said,” Alas! We have not been able to win the prize.”
   • They exclaimed with great sorrow that they had not been able to win the prize.
8. The old man said,” Ha! I have no hut to protect myself from this rain.”
   • The old man exclaimed with sorrow that he had no hut to protect himself from that rain.
9. The poor man said,” Alas! My only son has been kidnapped by somebody.”
   • The poor man exclaimed with great grief that his only son had been kidnapped by somebody.
10. They said,” Alas! We have been ruined.”
    • They exclaimed with great grief that they had been ruined.
11. He said,” Alas! My watch has been stolen.”
    • He exclaimed with great sorrow that his watch had been stolen.
12. He said,” Alas! I have failed in science by only two marks.”
    • He exclaimed with sorrow that he had failed in science by only two marks.
13. The captain said,” Alas! I have failed to kick the ball through the goalposts.”
    • The captain exclaimed with great grief that he had failed to kick the ball through the goalposts.
14. They said,” Alas! Our shop has been looted by these bad characters.”
    • They exclaimed with great sorrow that their shop had been looted by those bad characters.
15. He said,” Alas! My friends have cheated me!”
    • He exclaimed with great grief that his friends had cheated him.
16. She said,” Alas! My uncle’s car has met with an accident.”
    • She exclaimed with great sorrow that her uncle’s car had met with an accident.
17. He said,” Ha! I have lost my passport.”
    • He exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his passport.
18. She said,” Alas! A plane carrying a group of tourists has crashed near Hyderabad.”
    • She exclaimed with great grief that a plane carrying a group of tourists had crashed near Hyderabad.
19. She said,” Alas, they have taken my servant to the police station.”
    • She exclaimed with sorrow that they had taken her servant to the police station.
20. The little girl said,” Alas, my doll has been stolen by my brother.”
    • The little girl exclaimed with great sorrow that her doll had been stolen by her brother.
21. She said,” Alas, I have missed the first bus for Rawalpindi today.”
    • She exclaimed with sorrow that she had missed the first bus for Rawalpindi that day.
22. She said,” Alas, my brother has failed in English by five marks only.”
    • She exclaimed with sorrow that her brother had failed in English by five marks only.
23. She said, “Ha! my brother has been run over in a taxi.
    • He exclaimed with great sorrow that her brother had been run over in a taxi.

Exclamatory Sentences with Joy feelings

Exclamatory Sentences that have some joyful feelings can be converted into Indirect Speech by replacing the words of joy and happiness with the words “exclaimed with great joy, exclaimed joyfully”.

Exclamatory Sentences with Wonder feelings:

1. They said to us,” Hurrah! We have defeated your team in this match.”
   • They exclaimed with great joy that they had defeated our team in that match.
2. He said,” Hurrah! My father has returned from Saudi Arabia.”
   • He exclaimed with great joy that his father had returned from Saudi Arabia.
3. My sister said,” Hurrah! I have won the first prize in sports.”
   • My sister exclaimed with great joy that she had won the first prize in sports.
4. We said,” Ha! Ha! Father has bought a plot of land for us in Faisalabad.”
   • We exclaimed with great joy that father had bought a plot of land for us in Faisalabad.
5. He said,” Hurrah! My brother stands first in English.”
   • He exclaimed with great joy that his brother stood first in English.
6. “Aha! We shall go to Mecca tomorrow to perform the Hajj,” said they.
   • They exclaimed with great joy that they would go to Mecca the next day to perform the Hajj.
7. The baby said,” Aha! Father will bring many toys for me tomorrow.”
   • The baby exclaimed with joy that the father would bring many toys for him the next day.
8. These girls said,” Hurrah! We have all been declared successful by the headmistress.”
   • These girls exclaimed with great joy that they had all been declared successful by the headmistress.
9. She said,” Aha! My father is taking me to Murree tomorrow.”
   • She exclaimed with great joy that her father was taking her to Murree the next day.
10. She said,” Hurrah! My brother has won a scholarship.”
    • She exclaimed with great joy that her brother had won a scholarship.
11. The boys said loudly,” Aha! The question paper is very easy.”
    • The boys exclaimed loudly that the question paper was very easy.
12. Children said loudly,” Aha! Our school will remain closed for two days.”
    • Children exclaimed loudly that their school would remain closed for two days.
13. She said,” Hurrah! My father has bought a television set for me.”
    • She exclaimed with great joy that her father had bought a television set for her.
14. They said,” Aha! Our son has reached home quite safe and sound.”
    • They exclaimed with joy that their son had reached home quite safe and sound.
15. I said,” Aha! The bullet does not hit him.”
    • I exclaimed with joy that the bullet did not hit him.
16. He said,” Aha! My brother will perform the Hajj tomorrow.”
    • He exclaimed with great joy that his brother would perform the Hajj the next day.
17. He said,” Aha! I shall leave for Madina tomorrow.”
    • He exclaimed with joy that he would leave for Madina the next day.
18. He said,” Hurrah! My college has won the match by two goals.”
    • He exclaimed with great joy that his college had won the match by two goals.
19. They said,” Hurrah! The thief has been arrested by the police.”
    • They exclaimed with great joy that the thief had been arrested by the police.
20. They said,” Hurrah! Our forces have defeated the enemy.”
    • They exclaimed with great joy that their forces had defeated the enemy.
21. The child said,” Hurrah! My mother has returned from Iran.”
    • The child exclaimed with great joy that his mother had returned from Iran.
22. They said,” Hurrah, our team has won the match.”
    • They exclaimed with great joy that their team had won the match.
23. The child said,” Hurrah! Mother had come.”
    • The child exclaimed with joy that his mother had come.
24. They said,” Hurrah, the case against our leader has been dismissed by the magistrate.”
    • They exclaimed with great joy that the case against their leader had been dismissed by the magistrate.
25. “Hurrah,” said the boys,” our school has won this match.”
    • The boys exclaimed with great joy that their school had won that match.

Exclamatory Sentences With Wonder feelings

If Reported Speech is started with the words “how” or “what”, then the Exclamatory Sentences would have wonderful feelings. And such Exclamatory Sentences that have some wonderful feelings can be converted into Indirect Speech by replacing the words wonderful with the words “exclaimed in wonder, exclaimed in astonishment” and the words” very” or “very great” would be added with the quality of wonder.

1. She said to her mother,” How lucky you are to win this prize!”
   • She exclaimed in wonder that her mother was very lucky to win that prize.
2. We said,” How old this woman is!”
   • We exclaimed in great astonishment that that woman was very old.
3. I said,” How foolish I have been!”
   • I exclaimed in wonder that I had been very foolish.
4. They said,” How sweet these mangoes are!”
   • They exclaimed in great wonder that those mangoes were very sweet.
5. He said,” What a beautiful horse I have bought.”
   • He exclaimed in great wonder that he had bought a very beautiful horse.
6. They said,” How foolish this girl is!”
   • They exclaimed that that girl was very foolish.
7. You said to him,” What a strange story you are telling us today!”
   • You exclaimed in wonder that he was telling you a very strange story that day.
8. We said,” What a strange story you have told us!”
   • We exclaimed in wonder that you had told us a very strange story.
9. She said to them,” How sweet these apples are!”
   • She exclaimed in great wonder that those apples were very sweet.
10. He said to me,” What a cruel deed these robbers have done!”
    • He exclaimed that those robbers had done a very cruel deed.
11. They said,” How heavily it is raining here these days!”
    • They exclaimed in great wonder that it was very heavily raining there those days.
12. She said,” How sweetly this bird sings!”
    • She exclaimed in great wonder that that bird sang very sweetly.
13. We said,” What a great man our leader was!”
    • We exclaimed in great astonishment that our leader had been a very great man.
14. The fox said loudly to himself,” How beautiful this bird is!”
    • The fox exclaimed loudly that that bird was very beautiful.
15. “How great a blessing of Allah health is!”  said the patient to the doctor.
    • The patient exclaimed that health is a very great blessing of Allah.
16. She said,” What a pitiable condition I am in!”
    • She exclaimed with sorrow that she was in a very pitiable condition.
17. He said,” How fast this old man is running!”
    • He exclaimed in great wonder that that old man was running very fast.
18. They said,” What a big fool we have to deal with!”
    • They exclaimed in great wonder that they had to deal with a big fool.
19. She said,” How beautiful doll this is!”
    • She exclaimed that that doll was very beautiful.
20. We said,” How deep this well is!”
    • We exclaimed in wonder that that well was very deep.
21. She said,” How much brave my servant is!”
    • She exclaimed in great wonder that her servant was very brave.
22. She said,” How much poisonous these snakes are!”
    • She exclaimed in wonder that those snakes were very poisonous.
23. He said,” What beautiful scenery she has painted!”
    • He exclaimed in great wonder that she had painted very beautiful scenery.
24. She said,” How much pain my wound is causing!”
    • She exclaimed that her wound was causing very great pain.
25. He said,” What grand and majestic the Minar-i-Pakistan is true!”
    • He exclaimed in great wonder that the Minar-i-Pakistan was indeed very grand and majestic.
26. She said,” What a beautiful carpet you have bought!”
    • She exclaimed in great wonder that you had bought a very beautiful carpet.
27. She said,” What a notorious smuggler our neighbor is!”
    • She exclaimed in great wonder that their neighbor was a very notorious smuggler.
28. “How glad I am,” said Arif,” to meet my old friends here in this exhibition!”
    • Arif exclaimed that he was very glad to meet his old friends there in that exhibition.
29. She said to her sister,” How beautiful these clothes are!”
    • She exclaimed in wonder that those clothes were very beautiful.
30. He said to me,” What a big lie it is!”
    • He exclaimed with great astonishment that it was a very big lie.
31. “How beautiful this painting is!” said Tim to his mother.
    1. Tim exclaimed in wonder that that painting was very beautiful.
32. “What a fool I have to deal with?” said he to you.
    1. He exclaimed in great wonder that he had to deal with a very big fool.