Transform the following sentence from Assertive to Exclamatory:
She is wearing a sparkling necklace.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → What a sparkling necklace she is wearing!
Assertive to exclamatory with "What":
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | a sparkling necklace | What a sparkling necklace | When the sentence has an adjective + noun (sparkling necklace), the exclamation begins with What a/an + adjective + noun. |
| Word order | She is wearing a sparkling necklace | What a sparkling necklace she is wearing | The subject and verb follow in normal order. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | She is wearing a sparkling necklace. | What a sparkling necklace she is wearing! |
Example: He has a lovely garden. → What a lovely garden he has!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Wow! A sparkling necklace she wears. — Incorrect. The word order is unnatural, the tense changes to "wears", and the sentence ends with a full stop.
Option 2: How is the necklace sparkling! — Incorrect. "How is the necklace ..." is question word order, and the subject "she" is lost.
Option 3: The necklace is very sparkling! — Incorrect. Adding an exclamation mark to a statement does not make it exclamatory, and the meaning has changed.