'He leads an unhappy life.'
The Exclamatory sentence for the given Assertive sentence is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → What an unhappy life he leads!
Assertive to exclamatory:
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | an unhappy life | What an unhappy life | An assertive sentence with an adjective + noun (“an unhappy life”) becomes exclamatory with What a / What an + adjective + noun. |
| Word order | He leads (at the start) | he leads (after the noun) | The subject and verb follow in the normal order: “he leads”. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The full stop becomes an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | He leads an unhappy life. | What an unhappy life he leads! |
The tense stays the same (simple present).
Example: It is a beautiful day. → What a beautiful day it is!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: O! He leads a most unhappy life! — Incorrect.
- It adds "most", which is not in the original sentence.
- It keeps the assertive word order ("He leads ...") instead of the "What an ..." pattern.
- "O" is used when addressing someone, not as an exclamation of sorrow.
Option 2: What an unhappy life he has been leading! — Incorrect. It changes the simple present into the present perfect continuous. The tense of the original must be kept.
Option 4: Oh! what an unhappy life he has led. — Incorrect.
- It changes the simple present to the present perfect "has led".
- It ends with a full stop instead of an exclamation mark.