Choose the correct Assertive form of the following Exclamatory sentence:
How calm the lake at Bhimtal is at dawn!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The lake at Bhimtal is very calm at dawn.
Exclamatory to assertive (How + adjective to very + adjective):
- 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 calm | very calm | “How calm” shows a strong feeling about the lake. In the assertive sentence, “How” becomes “very”. |
| Word order | the lake at Bhimtal is (after “How calm”) | The lake at Bhimtal is very calm | The subject comes first. |
| End mark | (!) | (.) | An assertive sentence ends with a full stop. |
| Full sentence | How calm the lake at Bhimtal is at dawn! | The lake at Bhimtal is very calm at dawn. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The lake at Bhimtal was very calm at dawn. — Incorrect. It changes “is” to “was”. The tense must stay the same.
Option 2: The lake at Bhimtal is very calmly at dawn. — Incorrect. It changes the adjective “calm” to the adverb “calmly”. After “is”, the word describes the lake, so it must stay “calm”.
Option 4: Is the lake at Bhimtal very calm at dawn? — Incorrect. It is a question. It is not an assertive sentence.