Choose the correct Assertive form of the following Exclamatory sentence:
How careless of Varun to leave his phone on the bus seat!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → It is very careless of Varun to leave his phone on the bus seat.
Exclamatory to assertive (“How careless of” to “It is very careless of”):
- An exclamatory sentence shows a strong feeling, such as joy, surprise or sorrow, and ends with an exclamation mark.
- An assertive sentence states a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
| Change | Exclamatory | Assertive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | How careless of | It is very careless of | “How careless of Varun” shows strong blame. “How” goes away and the sentence starts with “It is very careless of”. |
| End mark | (!) | (.) | An assertive sentence ends with a full stop. |
| Full sentence | How careless of Varun to leave his phone on the bus seat! | It is very careless of Varun to leave his phone on the bus seat. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: It is not careless of Varun to leave his phone on the bus seat. — Incorrect. It adds “not”, so it says the opposite of the given sentence.
Option 2: Is it very careless of Varun to leave his phone on the bus seat? — Incorrect. It turns the sentence into a question, so it is not an assertive sentence.
Option 3: It is very careless of Varun leaving his phone on the bus seat. — Incorrect. It changes “to leave” to “leaving”. This pattern needs “to” + verb after “careless of Varun”.