Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Kinds of Sentence

Question:

Convert the following sentence from Assertive to Exclamatory:

The evening is very beautiful.

Options:

An evening it is and that too a beautiful one.

Beautiful is this evening!

How beautiful is the evening!

What beauty is that evening!

Correct Answer:

How beautiful is the evening!

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - How beautiful is the evening!

  1. Assertive Sentence: An assertive sentence is a declarative statement that makes a straightforward assertion, such as "The evening is very beautiful."

  2. Exclamatory Sentence: An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feelings or emotions, typically ending with an exclamation mark.

  3. Converting to Exclamatory:

    • The phrase "very beautiful" is transformed into an emotional exclamation.
    • The use of "How" is a common structure to show amazement or admiration: "How + adjective + subject + verb!"
    • Example: "The evening is very beautiful" becomes "How beautiful is the evening!"

Other options

  1. "An evening it is and that too a beautiful one."

    • This is not an exclamatory sentence but rather a poetic or dramatic assertive statement.
  2. "Beautiful is this evening!"

    • This is a poetic inversion, not a standard exclamatory sentence.
  3. "What beauty is that evening!"

    • This changes the meaning and focuses on the abstract concept of beauty rather than the specific evening, which deviates from the original sentence.