Select the most appropriate Exclamatory form of the sentence:
It was very foolish of me to throw my mobile.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → How foolish of me to throw my mobile!
Assertive to exclamatory:
An exclamatory sentence expresses a strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark.
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | It was very foolish of me | How foolish of me | “Very + adjective” in the assertive sentence becomes “How + adjective” at the start. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | It was very foolish of me to throw my mobile. | How foolish of me to throw my mobile! |
The rest of the sentence keeps its pattern.
Example: It is very kind of you to help me. → How kind of you to help me!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: How foolish I am that I threw my mobile! — Incorrect. It changes the pattern: the given sentence speaks of one foolish act in the past, while "How foolish I am" speaks of the person's nature now, and "that I threw" is a clumsy join.
Option 2: I am a fool to throw my mobile! — Incorrect. Adding an exclamation mark does not make an exclamatory form. There is no "How/What", and the tense has changed to the present.
Option 3: Am I that foolish to throw my mobile! — Incorrect. It is a question in form (Am I ...?) and changes the meaning to a doubt about one's own foolishness.