Choose the correct option of the Exclamatory form for the following sentence:
We have seen a very beautiful movie.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → What a beautiful movie we have seen !
Assertive to exclamatory (with "very"):
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensifier | very | – (dropped) | The word “very” before an adjective is dropped. |
| Opening words | a beautiful movie | What a beautiful movie | The sentence begins with “What a / What an” + adjective + noun (with a singular countable noun), or “How” + adjective. |
| Word order | We have seen | we have seen | Subject and verb follow. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The full stop becomes an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | We have seen a very beautiful movie. | What a beautiful movie we have seen ! |
Example: It is a very lovely garden. → What a lovely garden it is!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: A very beautiful movie we have seen ! — Incorrect. It only moves the object to the front and keeps "very". It lacks the "What a" opening of an exclamation.
Option 2: We saw a beautiful movie ! — Incorrect. An assertive sentence with an exclamation mark added. The tense also changes to the simple past.
Option 4: It was a beautiful movie — Incorrect. A plain statement in the past tense with no exclamation at all.