She cried, 'Alas'! my son is dead! (Make it indirect).
योग्य उत्तर: पर्याय १ (She exclaimed sorrowfully that her son was dead.)
व्याकरण विश्लेषण व नियम:
दिलेले वाक्य: *'She cried, "Alas! my son is dead!" (Make it indirect)'*
उद्गारवाचक (Exclamatory) वाक्याचे Indirect रूपांतर:
1.
Direct वाक्यात 'Alas!' हा शोकदर्शक उद्गार आला आहे (मुलगा मरण पावल्याचे तीव्र दुःख).
2.
Reporting Verb: 'cried' किंवा 'said' चे रूपांतर 'exclaimed sorrowfully' (दुःखाने उद्गारली) किंवा 'exclaimed with sorrow / grief' मध्ये होते.
3.
Conjunction: विधानासाठी 'that' चा वापर होतो.
4.
उद्गारवाचक शब्द गाळणे: 'Alas!' हा शब्द काढून टाकला जातो.
5.
काळ व सर्वनाम बदल:
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'my son' चे रूपांतर 'her son' मध्ये होईल.
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'is dead' (साधा वर्तमानकाळ) चे रूपांतर 'was dead' (साधा भूतकाळ) मध्ये होईल.
6.
संपूर्ण वाक्य:
`She exclaimed sorrowfully that her son was dead.` (पर्याय १)
7.
पर्याय २ मध्ये वर्तमानकाळ 'is' ठेवला आहे आणि पर्याय ३ मध्ये अकारण 'had been dead' केला आहे.
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उद्गारवाचक शब्दांचे रूपांतर:
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*Alas!* $\rightarrow$ exclaimed sorrowfully / with sorrow
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*Hurrah!* $\rightarrow$ exclaimed joyfully / with joy
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*Bravo!* $\rightarrow$ applauded / praised
उद्गाराचे साध्या विधानात रूपांतर करून भूतकाळात लिहावे.
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option 1 (She exclaimed sorrowfully that her son was dead.)
Grammatical Analysis & Reporting Exclamations of Grief:
Given Direct Speech: *'She cried, "Alas! my son is dead!"'*
Rules for Conversion:
1.
Reporting Verb: The interjection *Alas!* expresses profound sorrow or grief. In indirect speech, the reporting clause becomes She exclaimed sorrowfully (or *exclaimed with sorrow/grief*).
2.
Omission of Interjection: The interjection *Alas!* and exclamation marks are omitted.
3.
Connector: The reported statement is introduced by that.
4.
Pronoun and Tense Shift:
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Possessive pronoun *my son* becomes her son.
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Present stative verb *is* backshifts to past stative was:
`her son was dead`.
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Result: *"She exclaimed sorrowfully that her son was dead."* (Option 1).
5.
Flaws in other choices:
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Option 2 leaves the verb un-backshifted (*is dead*).
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Option 3 introduces unnecessary past perfect (*had been dead*).
MPSC EXAM TIP
High-Yield Exam Strategy Tip
Conversion pairs for interjections:
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*Alas!* $\rightarrow$ *exclaimed sorrowfully / with grief*
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*Hurrah!* $\rightarrow$ *exclaimed joyfully / with joy*
The reported clause must strictly take declarative word order with regular tense backshift.