Convert the following assertive sentence to exclamatory Sentence:
It was a really good day.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → What a good day it was!
Assertive to exclamatory:
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | a really good day | What a good day | A word of degree such as “really” or “very” is replaced by “What a” (before a noun phrase) or “How” (before an adjective). |
| Word order | It was a really good day | What a good day it was | The subject and verb come after the noun phrase. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | It was a really good day. | What a good day it was! |
The tense stays the same.
Example: It is a very tall building. → What a tall building it is!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Oh! What a good day! — Incorrect. "it was" is dropped, so the past time of the original is lost, and "Oh!" adds nothing found in it.
Option 2: Alas! What a good day! — Incorrect. Alas expresses sorrow, which does not suit a good day.
Option 4: Oh yes! Good day! — Incorrect. "Good day!" is a greeting. The sentence no longer says that the day was good.