Nxggsongbi.../j/o/i/n/ /g/..Tra ? Exercise 5. Change the following sentences from exclamatory to assertive: 1. What a piece of work is man! 2. Would that our politicians were less selfish! 3. If only I could begin my life afresh! 4. O that I could fly like birds! 5. To think that I would meet you here in a foreign country! 6. Alas! How quickly do children lose their innocence! 7. Fie on your laws if I am denied justice! (Your laws should be cursed ...) 8. That my own brother should refuse me help!
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Exclamatory: What a beautiful flower!Assertive: It is a beautiful flower.
Exclamatory: What a great victory!Assertive: It is a great victory.
Exclamatory: How kind of you to help him like that!
Assertive: It is very kind of you to help him likethat.
Exclamatory: What a glorious morning!Assertive: It is indeed a glorious morning.
*Transformation of an assertive sentence into an exclamatory sentence
Assertive: He is truly noble.
Exclamatory: How noble he is!
Assertive: This is indeed a pleasant surprise.
Exclamatory: What a pleasant surprise this is!
Assertive: It was an extremely delightful party.
Exclamatory: What a delightful party it was!
Assertive: I wish I were young again.
Exclamatory: O that I were young again!
*Changing an interrogative sentence into an assertive sentence and vice versa
An assertive sentence can be changed into aninterrogative sentence by putting the auxiliaryverb before the subject.
Assertive: She is my friend.
Interrogative: Is she my friend?
Assertive: He has finished his work.
Interrogative: Has he finished his work?Assertive: He is very intelligent.
Interrogative: Is he very intelligent?
@Notes@ If the assertive sentence contains the adverb never, it becomes ever in the interrogative sentence.
Assertive: I never asked you to do it.
Interrogative: Did I ever ask you to do it?
If the assertive sentence contains the adverb no, it becomes any in the interrogative sentence.
Assertive: There is no sense in doing that.
Interrogative: Is there any sense in doing that?
Changing an imperative sentence into an interrogative sentence and vice versa Imperative: Stop it.
Interrogative: Will you stop it?
Imperative: Please, give me a glass of water.
Interrogative: Will you, please, give me a glassof water?
Imperative: Come here.
Interrogative: Come here, will you?
Note that the interrogative is a milder form of the imperative. But the addition of‘or not’to the interrogative form will add a touch of threat to it.
Imperative: Shut up.
Interrogative: Will you shut up or not?Imperative: Get out of here.
Interrogative: Will you get out of here or not?
Imperative: Speak loudly.
Interrogative: Will you speak loudly?Imperative: Please take me to the Director of the Institute.
Interrogative: Will you, please, take me to the Director of the Institute?