Identify the assertive sentence.
(A) What a wonderful book!
(B) Honesty is the best policy.
(C) Why waste time in useless arguments ?
(D) Why have you stopped writing ?
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) Only
An assertive (declarative) sentence states a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
Example: The sun rises in the east.
(A) What a wonderful book! — Incorrect.
- It expresses strong feeling and ends with "!": an exclamatory sentence.
(B) Honesty is the best policy. — Correct.
- It states an idea: an assertive sentence.
(C) Why waste time in useless arguments ? — Incorrect.
- It is in the form of a question: an interrogative sentence (a rhetorical one).
(D) Why have you stopped writing ? — Incorrect.
- It asks a question: an interrogative sentence.
Tip: In this question the options do not follow the order of the statements (Option 1 = (A) Only, Option 2 = (B) Only, Option 3 = (D) Only, Option 4 = (C) Only). NTA often jumbles the options in this way, so after finding the correct statement, read the options carefully and mark the one with the right letter.