Choose the most appropriate option to change from an Assertive to an Exclamatory sentence :
I wish I had the wings of a bird.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → If only I had the wings of a bird!
A wish in exclamatory form:
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | I wish | If only | “I wish” is replaced by “If only”, which expresses a strong wish. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | I wish I had the wings of a bird. | If only I had the wings of a bird! |
The rest stays the same: the tense "had" (an unreal wish about the present) and the thing wished for, "the wings of a bird".
Example: I wish I knew the answer. → If only I knew the answer!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: If only I had been a bird! — Incorrect.
- The wish changes from having wings to being a bird.
- "had been" turns it into a regret about the past.
Option 3: If I have wings! — Incorrect. It drops "only" and uses the present "have", so it no longer expresses a wish. "Of a bird" is also lost.
Option 4: What wings I had! — Incorrect. It exclaims about wings the speaker actually had, which reverses the meaning of a wish.