Select the correct Assertive form of the given Exclamatory sentence:
How crowded the railway platform is on Monday mornings!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The railway platform is very crowded on Monday mornings.
Exclamatory to assertive (How + adjective):
- An exclamatory sentence shows a strong feeling, such as joy, surprise or sorrow, and ends with an exclamation mark.
- An assertive sentence states a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
| Change | Exclamatory | Assertive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | How crowded | very crowded | “How crowded” shows a strong feeling about the crowd. “How” goes away and “very” comes before “crowded”. |
| Word order | How crowded the railway platform is | The railway platform is very crowded | The subject and verb come first. |
| End mark | (!) | (.) | An assertive sentence ends with a full stop. |
| Full sentence | How crowded the railway platform is on Monday mornings! | The railway platform is very crowded on Monday mornings. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: The railway platform was very crowded on Monday mornings. — Incorrect. It changes “is” to “was”. The present tense must stay.
Option 3: Is the railway platform very crowded on Monday mornings? — Incorrect. It turns the sentence into a question, so it is not an assertive sentence.
Option 4: How very crowded the railway platform is on Monday mornings! — Incorrect. It is still an exclamatory sentence. It only adds “very” and keeps the exclamation mark.