Choose the correct option to change the following Assertive sentence into an Exclamatory sentence:
Dadi tells very funny stories at bedtime.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → What funny stories Dadi tells at bedtime!
Assertive to exclamatory (What + adjective + plural noun):
- 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 | very funny stories | What funny stories | “Very” goes away, and the sentence starts with “What funny stories”. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | Dadi tells very funny stories at bedtime. | What funny stories Dadi tells at bedtime! |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: What a funny stories Dadi tells at bedtime! — Incorrect. It puts “a” before “funny stories”. “A” is never used with a plural noun.
Option 2: What funny stories does Dadi tell at bedtime! — Incorrect. It uses question order, “does Dadi tell”. An exclamatory sentence keeps normal order: “Dadi tells”.
Option 3: What funny stories Dadi told at bedtime! — Incorrect. It changes “tells” to “told”. The tense must stay the same.