Identify the correct indirect speech:
Akib said, "How delightful the taste of this dish was!"

• Direct speech এ this থাকলে indirect এ তা that হয়।
- সে অনুযায়ী সঠিক উত্তর হবে - Akib exclaimed that the taste of that dish had been very delightful.
- অপশনে সঠিক উত্তর না থাকায়, প্রশ্নটি বাতিল করা হয়েছে।
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Direct Speech: Akib said, "How delightful the taste of this dish was!"
Indirect Speech: Akib exclaimed that the taste of that dish had been very delightful.

• Exclamatoey Sentence- এ ক্ষেত্রে Narration এর নিয়মানুযায়ী,
→ Direct speech এ reporting verb (said) past tense এ থাকায়, Indirect speech এ reporting verb 'exclaimed' হবে।
→ Direct speech এ 'was' থাকায় reported speech- এ 'had been' হবে।
→ Exclamatory sentence এ how থাকলে assertive sentence এ very বসে।

তাই, সঠিক উত্তর - Akib exclaimed that the taste of this dish had been very delightful.

Source: A Passage To The English Language: S. M. Zakir Hussain.