Change the following sentence into an Assertive sentence. Choose the correct answer :
- How foolish of you!
(A) It is so foolish of you.
(B) It was very foolish of you.
(C) It could be very foolish.
(D) So very foolish of you.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) Only
Exclamatory to assertive:
- An exclamation beginning with How + adjective shows a strong feeling about a quality.
- In the assertive form:
- "How" is replaced by very (or great).
- The missing subject and verb are supplied (It is or It was).
- The exclamation mark becomes a full stop.
- This sentence: "How foolish of you!" is said about something the person has just done, so it becomes "It was very foolish of you."
Example: How kind of you! → It was very kind of you.
(A) It is so foolish of you. — Incorrect.
- "So" keeps the emotional tone of the exclamation.
- The assertive form states the degree plainly with "very".
- It is also offered only together with (D), which is not a sentence.
(B) It was very foolish of you. — Correct.
- "How" becomes very, and the subject and verb It was make a complete statement.
(C) It could be very foolish. — Incorrect.
- "Could be" speaks of a possibility, and "of you" is dropped.
- The meaning changes.
(D) So very foolish of you. — Incorrect.
- It has no subject and no verb, so it is still an exclamation, not an assertive sentence.