Write the sentences given below in reported speech.
"What an incredible achievement! I can't believe we pulled it off!" said Iqbal.
Iqbal exclaimed that it was an incredible achievement and he couldn't believe they had pulled it off.
"Bravo! Each note was executed perfectly, and the performance was flawless!" said Shruti's mother.
Shruti’s mother applauded that each note had been executed perfectly and the performance had been flawless.
Iqbal: I basically have a little bit of scolding for breakfast every day!
Iqbal stated that he basically had a little bit of scolding for breakfast every day.
Shruti: Sorry mummy, won't hide from you again. I promise!
Shruti apologised to her mummy and promised that she wouldn't hide from her again.
Avinash: You are a sensation now! The least you can do is throw a party!
Avinash exclaimed that she was a sensation then and the least she could do was throw a party.
Explanation
When converting to reported speech, we must apply specific rules: changing the reporting verb to match the tone (e.g., 'exclaimed', 'applauded', 'apologised'), removing interjections and exclamatory marks, and shifting the tenses backwards (e.g., present to past, past to past perfect). Pronouns and time words must also be adjusted (e.g., 'now' to 'then', 'won't' to 'wouldn't'). For sentence (2), 'What an incredible achievement!' becomes 'it was an incredible achievement'. For sentence (3), 'Bravo!' is removed, and past tense verbs shift to past perfect. For sentence (4), a reporting verb like 'stated' is added, and 'have' changes to 'had'. For sentence (5), 'Sorry' converts to 'apologised', and 'won't' changes to 'wouldn't'. For sentence (6), 'are' becomes 'was', 'now' becomes 'then', and 'can' becomes 'could'.