Choose the correct exclamatory form of the following sentence:
Yesterday morning was very cool.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → How cool yesterday morning was!
Assertive to exclamatory (with an adjective):
Pattern: How + adjective + subject + verb + !
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | very cool | How cool | “Very” + adjective is replaced by “How” + adjective. |
| Word order | Yesterday morning was very cool | How cool yesterday morning was | Adjective: “cool”. Subject: “yesterday morning”. Verb: “was”. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The pattern ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | Yesterday morning was very cool. | How cool yesterday morning was! |
Example: The rose is very beautiful. → How beautiful the rose is!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: What yesterday morning cool! — Incorrect. What goes with a noun (What a cool morning!), and the verb is missing.
Option 3: How yesterday cool morning! — Incorrect. The adjective must come right after How, and the verb is missing.
Option 4: What cool was morning! — Incorrect. Wrong word order, no article after What, and "yesterday" is lost.