Which of the following is the most appropriate exclamatory form of the sentence?
'It is wonderful that a child is so knowledgeable at this age.'
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Oh! A child and so knowledgeable at this age!
Assertive to exclamatory:
"It is wonderful that ..." states a feeling of wonder.
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interjection | It is wonderful that | Oh! | In the exclamatory form this feeling is shown by an interjection such as “Oh!” and an exclamation mark. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | It is wonderful that a child is so knowledgeable at this age. | Oh! A child and so knowledgeable at this age! |
Everything that causes the wonder must stay: the child is so knowledgeable and at this age.
Example: It is sad that he lost everything. → Alas, he lost everything!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: A child is so knowledgeable at this age. — Incorrect. It is still an assertive sentence ending with a full stop. It also drops the feeling of wonder.
Option 3: What a knowledgeable child! — Incorrect. It drops "at this age", the very thing that makes the child's knowledge surprising.
Option 4: How knowledgeable a child is! — Incorrect. It also leaves out "at this age" and sounds like a general remark about children rather than wonder at this child.
Note: In the original NTA paper, Option 2 read "A child and so knowledgeable at this age!". NTA accepted this option as a correct answer as well. To leave only one correct answer and avoid confusion for students, it has been changed here to "A child is so knowledgeable at this age".
Advice for the exam: In the real exam, mark the answer that is grammatically or factually correct. If NTA’s provisional answer key marks a different option, challenge it during the answer-key challenge window and give the reason in one or two lines.