Select the correct Assertive form of the given Exclamatory sentence:
What heavy traffic there is on the flyover this evening!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → There is very heavy traffic on the flyover this evening.
Exclamatory to assertive (What + adjective + uncountable noun):
- An exclamatory sentence shows a strong feeling, such as joy, surprise or sorrow, and ends with an exclamation mark.
- An assertive sentence states a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
| Change | Exclamatory | Assertive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | What heavy traffic | very heavy traffic | “What” goes away, and “very” comes before “heavy”. |
| Word order | there is (after the noun) | There is (first) | “There is” moves to the front in normal order. |
| End mark | (!) | (.) | An assertive sentence ends with a full stop. |
| Full sentence | What heavy traffic there is on the flyover this evening! | There is very heavy traffic on the flyover this evening. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: There is a very heavy traffic on the flyover this evening. — Incorrect. It adds “a” before “very heavy traffic”. “Traffic” is uncountable, so it cannot take “a”.
Option 3: There was very heavy traffic on the flyover this evening. — Incorrect. It changes “is” to “was”, so the tense changes.
Option 4: Is there very heavy traffic on the flyover this evening? — Incorrect. It asks a question, so it is an interrogative sentence, not an assertive one.