Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Formation of Sentence

Question:

Choose the correct Assertive sentence for the given Exclamatory sentence:-

To think of our meeting here!

Options:

It is strange that we should meet here.

It is strange that we meet here.

It is strange that we must meet here.

It is strange that we have to meet here.

Correct Answer:

It is strange that we should meet here.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → It is strange that we should meet here.

  1. Option 1: It is strange that we should meet here.  (Correct)

    • The exclamatory sentence expresses surprise at the unexpected meeting.

    • Using "should" conveys a sense of unexpectedness or improbability, making it the best transformation of the exclamatory sentence.

  2. Option 2: It is strange that we meet here.  (Incorrect)

    • This sentence suggests that meeting here is regularly or habitually strange, rather than an unexpected occurrence.

    • It does not fully capture the element of surprise in the original sentence.

  3. Option 3: It is strange that we must meet here.  (Incorrect)

    • "Must" indicates necessity rather than surprise.

    • The original sentence expresses amazement, not obligation.

  4. Option 4: It is strange that we have to meet here.  (Incorrect)

    • "Have to" implies compulsion or requirement, not unexpectedness.

    • The exclamatory sentence does not imply that meeting here is a necessity but rather an astonishing event.