Choose the correct Assertive form of the following Exclamatory sentence:
Bravo! You have sold every ticket for the school play.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → You have done very well to sell every ticket for the school play.
Exclamatory to assertive (“Bravo!” to “You have done very well”):
- An exclamatory sentence shows a strong feeling, such as joy, surprise or sorrow, and ends with an exclamation mark.
- An assertive sentence states a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
| Change | Exclamatory | Assertive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interjection | Bravo! | You have done very well | “Bravo” praises someone for good work. In the assertive sentence, it becomes “You have done very well”. |
| Verb | You have sold | to sell | The action that earned the praise follows as “to + verb”, so “have sold” becomes “to sell”. |
| Full sentence | Bravo! You have sold every ticket for the school play. | You have done very well to sell every ticket for the school play. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: You have done very good to sell every ticket for the school play. — Incorrect. It uses “good” after the verb “done”. A verb needs the adverb “well”.
Option 2: You have done very well to sell every tickets for the school play. — Incorrect. It changes “every ticket” to “every tickets”. “Every” takes a singular noun.
Option 3: You will do very well to sell every ticket for the school play. — Incorrect. It uses “will do” in place of “have done”. The given sentence praises work already finished, so the present perfect must stay.