What a great idea! Exclamatory sentences: How and When to Use in English
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What a great idea! Exclamatory sentences
Exclamatory sentences are used to emphasize strong feelings or emotions and generally end with “!”
Oh, what a beautiful house!
Climbing is great. So exciting!
There are several common structures used to form exclamatory sentences:
- How + adjective/adverb/noun + (subject) + (verb) + … !
How sad!
How fast the train goes!
- What + (article) + (adjective) + noun + … !
What an incredible city!
Oh no, what nonsense!
- Such + (article) + adjective + noun + … !
Such an inspiring talk!
Such lovely flowers!
- So + adjective + ! (Note that this structure usually requires additional context.)
That's amazing. So cool!
Your house is lovely. So pretty!
Drag and drop the terms to form exclamatory sentences correctly.
Drag and drop the terms to form exclamatory sentences correctly.
How wonderful she is! Use how + adjective (wonderful) + subject (she) + verb (is) + ! when you want to express a strong emotion or feeling, in this case a compliment. Example: how beautiful the sunset is!
Wow! So big! Use so + adjective (big) + ! to express a strong emotion, in this case a feeling of surprise. Example: so cool!
Such a nice dress! To emphasize a feeling or emotion, you can use the structure: such + article (a) + adjective (nice) + noun (dress) + ! Example: such a kind gesture!
Drag and drop the terms to form exclamatory sentences correctly.
Drag and drop the terms to form exclamatory sentences correctly.
What big eyes you have! Here we use the structure what + adjective (big) + noun (eyes) + … ! to emphasize a feeling. Example: what great news to hear!
So lucky! The structure so + adjective (lucky) is used to convey a strong feeling or emotion. Example: so disappointing!
How silly I feel! One of the structures you can use to express strong feelings is how + adjective (silly) + subject (I) + verb (feel) + ! Example: How professional you are! I'm proud of you!
Drag and drop the terms to form exclamatory sentences correctly.
Drag and drop the terms to form exclamatory sentences correctly.
What a hot day! Use what + article (a) + adjective (hot) + noun (day) + ! to emphasize a certain feeling or emotion. Example: what a disappointing reaction!
Oh, such an interesting story! Follow the structure: such + article (an) + adjective (interesting) + noun (story) + ! to express a strong emotion, in this case to say that the story was very interesting. Example: wow, such an inspiring speech!
That boy is incredible! So smart! Use so + adjective (smart) + ! to convey a strong feeling, in this case that you are impressed by the smartness of the boy. Example: this weather is awful. So cold!
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