Transform the following sentence from assertive to exclamatory:
The Peacock dances beautifully.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → How beautifully the peacock dances!
Assertive to exclamatory:
| Change | Assertive | Exclamatory | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | beautifully | How beautifully | A word such as “very” or “so” before the adverb is replaced by “How”. A bare adverb of manner takes “How” before it. |
| Word order | The Peacock dances beautifully | How beautifully the peacock dances | The order becomes How + adverb + subject + verb. |
| End mark | (.) | (!) | The sentence ends with “!”. |
| Full sentence | The Peacock dances beautifully. | How beautifully the peacock dances! |
Example: She sings sweetly. → How sweetly she sings!
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: What a beautiful dance the peacock does! — Incorrect. "What a" is used before a noun. Here it forces a new noun "dance" and the clumsy verb "does", changing the given sentence.
Option 3: The peacock dances so beautifully! — Incorrect. It keeps the assertive word order. Only the mark is changed.
Option 4: Oh! The peacock's dance is beautiful. — Incorrect. The sentence after "Oh!" is still assertive, and the structure of the original is changed.