Change the following Assertive sentence into an Exclamatory one. - Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
I wish I were safe at home.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → If only I were safe at home!
Wish in the exclamatory form:
A wish expressed in an assertive sentence ("I wish ...") becomes an exclamation with If only or O that.
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | I wish | If only | “I wish” is dropped, and the rest of the clause is kept (“I were safe at home”). |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | An exclamation mark is added. |
| Full sentence | I wish I were safe at home. | If only I were safe at home! |
"Were" is kept for all persons in an unreal wish.
Example: I wish I had wings. → If only I had wings!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: If only I wish to be safe at home! — Incorrect. "If only" already expresses the wish, so "I wish" is repeated, and the unreal "were" is lost.
Option 2: What a safe at home! — Incorrect. "What a" needs a noun after it. The sentence has no subject or verb and makes no sense.
Option 4: How I wish safe at home! — Incorrect. The clause after "wish" has no subject and verb. It should be "How I wish I were safe at home!"