Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Rakesh said, "Wow! What a beautiful house."

Correct option is C

The correct indirect speech is "Rakesh exclaimed that it was a beautiful house."
· When converting an exclamatory sentence to indirect speech, the word "exclaimed" is used. In this case, "Wow!" shows admiration, so "exclaimed" is appropriate.
· The phrase "What a" in direct speech is converted to "that" in indirect speech.
· Tense: The present tense verb "is" is changed to "was" in indirect speech as per the rules of sequence of tenses.
· Exclamatory sentences in indirect speech use words like exclaimed followed by that.
· The verb tense shifts to the past tense in indirect speech.