Change the following Assertive sentence into an Exclamatory sentence:
We had very bad luck at the ring-toss stall.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → What bad luck we had at the ring-toss stall!
Assertive to exclamatory (What + adjective + uncountable noun):
- An assertive sentence states a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
- An exclamatory sentence shows a strong feeling, such as joy, surprise or sorrow, and ends with an exclamation mark.
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | very bad luck | What bad luck | It becomes “What bad luck”, and “very” goes away. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | We had very bad luck at the ring-toss stall. | What bad luck we had at the ring-toss stall! |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: What a bad luck we had at the ring-toss stall! — Incorrect. It puts “a” before “bad luck”. “Luck” cannot be counted, so it does not take “a”.
Option 3: What bad luck we have at the ring-toss stall! — Incorrect. It changes “had” to “have”. The tense must stay the same.
Option 4: What bad luck did we have at the ring-toss stall! — Incorrect. It uses question order, “did we have”. An exclamatory sentence keeps normal order: “we had”.