LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCE

Transformation of Sentence

 Exclamatory to Assertive

Read the bellow sentence:-

What a nice baby you are!

You are a very nice baby.

What an excellent idea it is!

It is a very excellent idea.

structure:-

what +a/an+adjective/adverb+subject+verb!

subject+verb+a+very+adjective/adverb.

in assertive sentence,what +a/an  is replaced by a very and these are used after verb and before adjective/adverb.

Read the bellow sentence:-

How beautifully you sings!

You sings very beautifully.

How nice the scenery is!

The scenery is very nice.

structure:-

how+adjective/adverb+subject+verb!

subject+verb+very+adjective/adverb.

in assertive sentence ,how is replaced by very and it is used after verb.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Hurrah!we have won.

It is a matter of joy that we have won.

Hurrah!your brother has gone abroad.

It is a matter of joy that  your brother has gone abroad.

Alas!I am undone.

It is a matter of sorrow that I am undone.

structure:-

Hurrah!subject+verb+ext.

It is a matter of joy that +subject+verb+ext.

Alas!subject+verb+ext

It is a matter of sorrow that +subject+verb+ext.

Hurrah is replaced by it is a matter of joy and Alas is replaced  by it is a matter of sorrow.

Read the following sentence:-

If I were a king!

I wish I were a king.

If I sang a song!

I wish I sang a song.

structure:-

If +subject+were/verb(past)+ext.!

Subject+wish+subject+were/verb(past)+ext.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Were I a child again!

I wish I were a child again.

Had they a car!

They wish they had a car.

structure:-

Were/Had+subject+ext.!

subject+wish+subject+were/had+ext.

Read the following sentence:-

Would that we could play cricket!

We wish we could play cricket.

structure:-

Would that+subject+could+verb+ext.!

subject+wish+subject+could +verb+ext.

 For if /would that subject+wish is used in assertive sentence.