Choose the correct exclamatory form of the sentence from the options given below:
I never thought of meeting you here.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → To think I would meet you here!
Exclamation with "To think ...!":
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | I never thought of meeting | To think I would meet | The pattern “To think (that) ...!” expresses surprise at something one had not expected. “I never thought of meeting you here” states the speaker’s surprise. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | An exclamatory sentence expresses a strong feeling such as surprise, joy or sorrow, and ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | I never thought of meeting you here. | To think I would meet you here! |
Example: To think that he was once a poor village boy!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: To meet here I thought of you! — Incorrect. It changes the meaning to thinking of a person, and the word order is confused.
Option 2: To meet you here I thought! — Incorrect. It says the speaker did think of meeting, the opposite of "I never thought".
Option 4: To meet and think of you here. — Incorrect. It is not a sentence and not an exclamation, and the surprise is lost.