Choose the correct option to change the following Assertive sentence into an Exclamatory sentence:
Kabir gave a very honest reply at the interview.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → What an honest reply Kabir gave at the interview!
Assertive to exclamatory (What + a/an + adjective + 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 | a very honest reply | What an honest reply | “Very” goes away, and the sentence starts with “What an honest reply”. |
| Article (a / an) | a | an | The “h” in “honest” is silent. The word begins with a vowel sound, so it takes “an”. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | Kabir gave a very honest reply at the interview. | What an honest reply Kabir gave at the interview! |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: What a honest reply Kabir gave at the interview! — Incorrect. It uses “a” before “honest”. The “h” is silent, so the word needs “an”.
Option 2: What an honest reply did Kabir give at the interview! — Incorrect. It uses question order, “did Kabir give”. An exclamatory sentence keeps the normal order: subject, then verb.
Option 4: What an honest reply Kabir gives at the interview! — Incorrect. It changes “gave” to “gives”. The simple past must stay.