Choose the correct Exclamatory sentence from the option given below for the following sentence :
These mangoes have a delicious flavour.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → What a delicious flavour these mangoes have!
Assertive to exclamatory with "What a":
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | a delicious flavour | What a delicious flavour | When the assertive sentence has “a/an + adjective + noun” (“a delicious flavour”), the exclamation begins with “What a / What an” + adjective + noun. |
| Word order | These mangoes have | these mangoes have | The subject and verb follow in the normal order (“these mangoes have”), in the same tense. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The sentence ends with an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | These mangoes have a delicious flavour. | What a delicious flavour these mangoes have! |
Example: She has a sweet voice. → What a sweet voice she has!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Oh, what a flavour of these mangoes! — Incorrect.
- It drops the adjective "delicious", so the meaning changes.
- It has no verb: "these mangoes have" is missing.
Option 3: Ah, what a delicious flavour of these mangoes. — Incorrect.
- It has no verb.
- It ends with a full stop instead of an exclamation mark.
Option 4: How a delicious flavour of these mangoes! — Incorrect. "How" is followed by an adjective alone ("How delicious these mangoes are!"), never by "a + adjective + noun". The verb is also missing.
Contrast: What a + adjective + noun: What a delicious flavour these mangoes have! How + adjective: How delicious these mangoes are!