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.
Had fun reading the article of transforming sentences.How effective and influential a sentence can be just by transforming it, was interesting to learn.It would be of great help to the learners.
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