Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Formation of Sentence

Question:

Choose the correct Exclamatory form of the sentence from the options given below:

The restaurant was expensive.

Options:

Very expensive the restaurant is!

How expensive the restaurant was!

The most expensive restaurant it was!

It was an expensive restaurant!

Correct Answer:

How expensive the restaurant was!

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → How expensive the restaurant was!

Let us break down each option to understand why option (2) is the correct answer:

1. Very expensive the restaurant is!: This option lacks the correct word order for an exclamatory sentence. While it attempts to convey emphasis with "very expensive," the structure is not typical of exclamatory sentences.

2. How expensive the restaurant was!: This option effectively transforms the statement into an exclamatory sentence by starting with "How" to convey surprise or emphasis. The word order is appropriate for an exclamatory sentence.

3. The most expensive restaurant it was!: This option changes the meaning of the original sentence by introducing the idea of superlatives ("the most expensive"). It does not effectively convey surprise or emphasis as requested in the prompt.

4. It was an expensive restaurant!: This option does not effectively convey the same sense of surprise or emphasis as the original sentence. It simply restates the fact that the restaurant was expensive without adding the exclamatory tone.

Therefore, option (2) "How expensive the restaurant was!" is the correct answer as it effectively transforms the statement into an exclamatory sentence while maintaining the intended meaning and intensity of feeling.