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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. 'Alas! How foolish I have been to trust a man who had already betrayed his own kin,' lamented the merchant.
- 1The merchant lamented with sorrow that he had been how foolish to trust a man who had already betrayed his own kin.
- 2The merchant lamented with sorrow that he had been very foolish to trust a man who had already betrayed his own kin.✓
- 3The merchant regretted that he had been foolish to trust a man who had already betrayed his own kin.
- 4The merchant exclaimed sadly that he was very foolish to trust a man who had already betrayed his own kin.
Correct answer
The merchant lamented with sorrow that he had been very foolish to trust a man who had already betrayed his own kin.
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