Choose the correct Assertive form of the following Exclamatory sentence:
Alas! Our flight to Kochi has been delayed by five hours.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → It is sad that our flight to Kochi has been delayed by five hours.
Exclamatory to assertive (“Alas!” to “It is sad that”):
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interjection | Alas! | It is sad that | “Alas” shows sorrow. In the assertive sentence, it becomes “It is sad that”. |
| Full sentence | Alas! Our flight to Kochi has been delayed by five hours. | It is sad that our flight to Kochi has been delayed by five hours. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: It is sad that our flight to Kochi had been delayed by five hours. — Incorrect. It changes “has been delayed” to “had been delayed”. The tense must stay the same.
Option 2: It is sad that our flight to Kochi has delayed by five hours. — Incorrect. It drops “been”. “Has delayed” would mean the flight itself delayed something.
Option 4: It is sadly that our flight to Kochi has been delayed by five hours. — Incorrect. It uses the adverb “sadly” after “It is”. “It is” needs the adjective “sad”.