Choose the correct option to change the following Assertive sentence into an Exclamatory sentence:
The weavers of Chanderi make very fine saris.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → What fine saris the weavers of Chanderi make!
Assertive to exclamatory (What + adjective + plural noun):
- An assertive sentence states a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
- An exclamatory sentence shows a strong feeling, such as joy, surprise or sorrow, and ends with an exclamation mark.
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | very fine saris | What fine saris | “Very fine saris” has a plural noun, “saris”. It becomes “What fine saris”, and “very” goes away. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | The weavers of Chanderi make very fine saris. | What fine saris the weavers of Chanderi make! |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: How fine saris the weavers of Chanderi make! — Incorrect. It uses “How” before “fine saris”. An adjective followed by a noun takes “What”, not “How”.
Option 2: What a fine saris the weavers of Chanderi make! — Incorrect. It puts “a” before “fine saris”. “A” is never used with a plural noun.
Option 3: What fine saris the weavers of Chanderi have made! — Incorrect. It changes “make” to “have made”. The tense must stay the same.