Choose the best option to convert the given exclamatory sentence is to Assertive sentence:-
How stupid of me to forget your name!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → It is stupid of me to forget your name
Exclamatory to assertive:
| Change | Exclamatory | Assertive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | How stupid of me | It is stupid of me | An exclamatory sentence beginning with How + adjective becomes a plain statement with the subject and verb in normal order (often “very stupid”, to keep the force of “How”). |
| End mark | (!) | (.) | The exclamation mark is replaced by a full stop. |
| Full sentence | How stupid of me to forget your name! | It is stupid of me to forget your name. |
The meaning stays the same.
Example: How kind of you to help me! → It is very kind of you to help me.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: I wonder how can I be stupid to forget your name — Incorrect. It turns the sentence into wonder or doubt, and "how can I be" keeps question word order inside a statement.
Option 3: I can never be stupid to forget your name — Incorrect. It reverses the meaning: the speaker did forget the name and admits it was stupid.
Option 4: Forgetting your name is my stupid behaviour — Incorrect. It is clumsy and loses the sense of self-blame carried by "stupid of me".