Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
"He exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow."

Explanation of the Correct Answer:
· The phrase “He exclaimed that” in indirect speech indicates that the direct speech must include an exclamatory sentence.
· The correct exclamatory structure should be:
· "What a stupid fellow you are!"
· This maintains the meaning and properly converts the indirect speech to direct speech.
Other options:
· (a) "How a stupid fellow are you!" → Incorrect because "how" does not fit well with "a stupid fellow."
· (c) "Are you a stupid fellow!" → Incorrect because this is an interrogative sentence, whereas the given sentence is exclamatory.
· (d) "How a stupid fellow you are!" → Incorrect because "how a" is not grammatically correct; "what a" is the right choice.
Thus, the correct answer is (b) "What a stupid fellow you are!"