Change the following sentence into an Exclamatory sentence:
It was very silly of Kartik to eat three plates of golgappas before the long bus journey.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → How silly of Kartik to eat three plates of golgappas before the long bus journey!
Assertive to exclamatory (“It was very silly of” to “How silly of”):
- 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 | It was very | How | “It was very silly of Kartik to ...” blames someone for an action. In the exclamatory sentence, “It was very” becomes “How”. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | It was very silly of Kartik to eat three plates of golgappas before the long bus journey. | How silly of Kartik to eat three plates of golgappas before the long bus journey! |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: What silly of Kartik to eat three plates of golgappas before the long bus journey! — Incorrect. It begins with “What”. “What” needs a noun after it, and “silly” is an adjective.
Option 3: How silly Kartik to eat three plates of golgappas before the long bus journey! — Incorrect. It leaves out “of”. The pattern needs “How silly of Kartik”.
Option 4: How silly of Kartik eating three plates of golgappas before the long bus journey! — Incorrect. It uses “eating”. After “of Kartik”, the action needs “to + verb”, as in “to eat”.