Choose the correct conversion of the following Assertive Statement to an Exclamatory Statement from the options given below :-
Raju has a new smart watch.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → What a new smart watch Raju has!
Assertive to exclamatory:
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | a new smart watch | What a new smart watch | An assertive sentence with an adjective + noun (“a new smart watch”) becomes exclamatory with “What a / What an” + adjective + noun. |
| Word order | Raju has | Raju has | The subject and verb follow in the normal order: “Raju has”. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The full stop becomes an exclamation mark. |
| Full sentence | Raju has a new smart watch. | What a new smart watch Raju has! |
The tense stays the same (simple present).
Example: She has a lovely voice. → What a lovely voice she has!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: What a new smart watch Raju had! — Incorrect. It changes the simple present "has" into the past "had".
Option 3: How new a smart watch Raju had been! — Incorrect. It replaces "has" with the past perfect "had been", which changes the tense and no longer says that Raju owns the watch.
Option 4: How new a smart watch Raju will have! — Incorrect. It changes the present into the future "will have".