From the given option choose the one which in the correct exclamatory form of the sentence-
It is a great pity that you have lost the final match.
A. It is pity! you have lost the final match!
B. Hurrah! you have lost the final match!
C. What a pity! you have lost the final match!
D. Isn't it a pity that you have lost the final match!
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → C only
An assertive sentence expressing sorrow or regret ("It is a great pity that ...") becomes exclamatory with What a pity! (or Alas!), followed by the rest of the statement.
Example: It is a great pity that he failed. → What a pity! he failed.
(A) It is pity! you have lost the final match! — Incorrect.
- "It is pity" lacks the article ("a pity").
- It is a statement with an exclamation mark, not an exclamation.
(B) Hurrah! you have lost the final match! — Incorrect.
- Hurrah expresses joy, the opposite of the pity in the sentence.
(C) What a pity! you have lost the final match! — Correct.
- What a pity! expresses the regret of "It is a great pity", and the rest of the sentence keeps its meaning.
(D) Isn't it a pity that you have lost the final match! — Incorrect.
- This is a question in form (a rhetorical question), not an exclamatory sentence.