Choose the correct option to change the following Assertive sentence into an Exclamatory sentence:
It was very generous of our neighbour to lend us his car for the wedding.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → How generous of our neighbour to lend us his car for the wedding!
Assertive to exclamatory (How + adjective + of):
- 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 | It was very | How | The sentence praises the neighbour for a kind act. “It was very” goes away, and “How generous of our neighbour” comes first. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | It was very generous of our neighbour to lend us his car for the wedding. | How generous of our neighbour to lend us his car for the wedding! |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: How generous for our neighbour to lend us his car for the wedding! — Incorrect. It uses “for” in place of “of”. A word like “generous” that judges a person takes “of” before that person.
Option 3: How mean of our neighbour to lend us his car for the wedding! — Incorrect. “Mean” is the opposite of “generous”, so the meaning changes.
Option 4: How generous of our neighbour lending us his car for the wedding! — Incorrect. It changes “to lend” to “lending”. This pattern keeps “to” + verb after the person.