Change to Direct Speech. Choose the correct option :
He exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.

Question

Accepted Answer

Option 1 is the correct answer because it accurately converts the indirect speech "He exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow" into direct speech while maintaining the exclamatory tone.

Here's why Option 1 is correct:

*   **Exclamatory Tone:** The original sentence expresses a strong feeling of self-deprecation. Option 1, "He said, "what a stupid fellow you are !"", captures this exclamatory tone using "what a" and the exclamation mark. This aligns with the "exclaimed" in the indirect speech.
*   **Correct Structure for Exclamations:** The phrase "what a stupid fellow you are!" is a grammatically correct way to express an exclamation in direct speech.

Here's why the other options are incorrect:

*   **Option 2: He told, "you are a stupid fellow."** This option is incorrect because it lacks the exclamatory tone present in the original indirect speech. "Told" is also generally followed by an object (e.g., "He told *me*"), which is missing here. Furthermore, it's a simple statement, not an exclamation.
*   **Option 3: He told him, "stupid fellow you are !"** This option is incorrect because the word order "stupid fellow you are!" is grammatically awkward and not a natural way to express an exclamation in direct speech. While it has an exclamation mark, the sentence structure is unnatural. Also, "told him" implies the original sentence was directed at someone else, which isn't necessarily implied by "He exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow."
*   **Option 4: He said, "how a stupid fellow you are !"** This option is incorrect because the phrase "how a stupid fellow" is grammatically incorrect. The correct phrasing for an exclamation would be "How stupid a fellow you are!" or, more commonly, "How stupid you are!". The given phrasing is unnatural and doesn't accurately reflect the exclamatory tone.