He exclaimed, "What an excellent teacher you are!" How can this sentence be reported correctly?

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He shouted in surprise that he is an excellent teacher.He shouted in surprise that he was an excellent teacher.He shouted in surprise that he has an excellent teacher.He shouted in surprise that he had an excellent teacher.

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The correct reported speech changes the present tense 'are' to the past tense 'was' to maintain the sequence of tenses. Therefore, option B correctly reflects the original exclamation in reported form.

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He exclaimed, "What an excellent teacher you are!" How can this sentence be reported correctly?

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