Choose the correct assertive sentence for the following exclamatory sentence:
How awkwardly he manages his sword!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → He manages his sword very awkwardly.
An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotion, while an assertive sentence (declarative sentence) states a fact without exclamation.
- The given exclamatory sentence: "How awkwardly he manages his sword!" expresses surprise or criticism about the way he handles his sword.
- To convert it into an assertive sentence, we remove the exclamation and use a suitable degree of emphasis to retain the meaning.
- "Very awkwardly" correctly captures the intensity of the original exclamation.
OTHER OPTIONS
"He manages his sword awkwardly." – Lacks the emphasis present in the exclamatory sentence.
"He awkwardly manages his sword." – Grammatically correct but does not fully capture the strong feeling of awkwardness.
"He very awkwardly manages his sword." – Though close, the best structure places the adverb "very awkwardly" at the end for better readability.