Choose the correct Assertive sentence for the given Exclamatory sentence:-
To think of our meeting here!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → It is strange that we should meet here.
Exclamatory to assertive:
"To think of our meeting here!" expresses surprise at a meeting that has just happened.
| Change | Exclamatory | Assertive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | To think of | It is strange that | The feeling is stated in words: It is strange that ... |
| Verb | our meeting | we should meet | The clause uses should + base verb, which expresses surprise after words like strange, odd or surprising: we should meet here. |
| End mark | (!) | (.) | The exclamation mark becomes a full stop. |
| Full sentence | To think of our meeting here! | It is strange that we should meet here. |
Example: To think of his failing! → It is surprising that he should fail.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: It is strange that we meet here. — Incorrect. The simple present "we meet" suggests a regular habit of meeting here. The exclamation is about one surprising meeting, which "should meet" expresses.
Option 3: It is strange that we must meet here. — Incorrect. "Must" expresses compulsion, as if the meeting were forced, which is not the sense of the exclamation.
Option 4: It is strange that we have to meet here. — Incorrect. "Have to" also expresses obligation, not surprise at a chance meeting.
Contrast: "should" after "It is strange that" expresses surprise. "Must" and "have to" express obligation.