Mastering the transformation: Assertive to Exclamatory and Exclamatory to Assertive sentences is essential for improving your English sentence structure and syntax. This comprehensive guide explains the core rules, formulas, and examples you need to know for accurate sentence conversion.
What is Assertive to Exclamatory Transformation?
Converting an assertive sentence into an exclamatory sentence involves shifting the focus to strong emotion or surprise. Depending on whether the sentence contains an adjective-phrase or a noun-phrase, you use specific starting words like how or what.
Rule-1 (A): Adjective-phrases in Assertive Sentences
যদি কোন Assertive Sentence এ Adjective-phrase থাকে তবে Exclamatory Sentence করতে How দ্বারা Sentence শুরু করতে হবে এবং very, quite এবং extremely জাতীয় Adverb উঠে যাবে।
Examples:
- 1. Karim is very honest. (Exclamatory)
Ans: How honest Karim is! - 2. The pond is very deep. (Exclamatory)
Ans: How deep the pond is!
- 3. The moonlight sleeps very sweet over the bank. (Exclamatory)
Ans: How sweet the moonlight sleeps over the bank! - 4. They are quite mistaken. (Exclamatory)
Ans: How mistaken they are! - 5. The girl looks extremely tired. (Exclamatory)
Ans: How tired the girl looks!
Rule-1 (B): Noun-phrases in Assertive Sentences
যদি কোন Assertive Sentence এ Noun-phrase থাকে তবে Exclamatory Sentence করতে What দ্বারা Sentence টি শুরু করতে হবে এবং very quite এবং extremely জাতীয় Adverb উঠে যাবে।
Examples:
- 1. The Padma is a very big river.
Ans: What a big river the Padma is! - 2. Nila is a very honest girl.
Ans: What an honest girl Nila is! - 3. The dervishes have a very odd appearance.
Ans: What an odd appearance the dervishes have! - 4. It is a very nice book of stories.
Ans: What a nice book of stories it is! - 5. You are a great humorist.
Ans: What a humorist you are!
How to Transform Exclamatory Sentences to Assertive
Exclamatory Sentence কে Assertive Sentence করতে বলা হয় তবে উল্টা নিয়ম প্রয়ােগ করতে হবে। সেক্ষেত্রে Subject প্রথমে এনে তারপর verb বসিয়ে What/How কে তুলে দিয়ে very, quite বা extremely জাতীয় Adverb বসাতে হবে।
Rule-1: General Exclamatory to Assertive Rules
Examples:
- 1. How nice the rose is! (Assertive)
Ans: The rose is very nice - 2. How exciting the first day at Cox's Bazar is! (Assertive)
Ans: The first day at Cox's Bazar is very exciting.
- 3. What an interesting drama it was! (Assertive)
Ans: It was a very interesting drama. - 4. What a fool you are! (Assertive)
Ans: You are a great fool.
Note : সাধারণত Adjective এর পূর্বে very, quite বা extremely জাতীয় Adverb বলে। কিন্তু Adjective না থাকলে সেক্ষেত্রে Noun এর পূর্বে great বসবে।
Rule-2: Sentences with Had + sub + but
যদি কোন Exclamatory Sentence এ Had + sub + but থাকে তবে Assertive Sentence করতে—
- Had উঠে যেয়ে Subject + wish
- তারপর Subject বসবে।
- But একেবারেই উঠে যাবে এবং ঐ জায়গায় সামনের Had বসবে।
- 1. Had I but a friend to support me! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I had a friend to support me. - 2. Had I but the wings of a bird! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I had the wings of a bird.
Rule-3: Sentences with Had + sub + past participle
যদি কোন Exclamatory Sentence এ Had + sub + verb এর past participle form থাকে তবে Assertive Sentence করতে -
- Had উঠে যেয়ে Subject + wish বসবে
- তারপর Subject বসবে।
- সামনের Had ২য় Subject এর পরে বসবে।
Examples:
- 1. Had I been a king! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I had been a king. - 2. Had I been a bird! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I had been a bird.
Rule-4: Sentences with If or Would that
যদি If would that দ্বারা Exclamatory Sentence থাকে তবে Assertive Sentence করতে If বা would that উঠে যাবে এবং সেখানে Subject + wish বসবে।
Examples:
- 1. If I were a child again! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I were a child again. - 2. If I were a bird! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I were a bird. - 3. Would that I were a millionaire! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I were a millionaire. - 4. Would that I could enter the house! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I could enter the house.
Rule-5 (A) & (B): Expressions of Joy and Sorrow
Rule-5 (A) : Hurrah, Ah, Oh ইত্যাদি দ্বারা আনন্দ প্রকাশ করা হয় তবে Assertive Sentence করতে এগুলো উঠে যেয়ে It is a matter of great joy that বসবে এবং পরের অংশ অপরিবর্তিত থাকবে।
Example:
- 1. Hurrah! We have won the match. (Assertive)
Ans: It is a matter of great joy that we have won the match.
Rule-5 (B) ; যদি Alas, Ah, Oh ইত্যাদি দ্বারা দুঃখ প্রকাশ করা হয় তবে Assertive Sentence করতে এগুলাে উঠে যেয়ে It is a matter of great sorrow/regret that বসবে এবং পরের অংশ অপরিবর্তিত থাকবে।
Example:
- 1. Alas! I am undone. (Assertive)
Ans: It is a matter of great sorrow that I am undone.
Rule-6: Sentences Without Subject and Verb
যদি কোন Exclamatory Sentence এ subject এবং verb দেওয়া না থাকে তবে সেক্ষেত্রে Assertive Sentence করতে নিজের ইচ্ছামত Subject এবং verb ধরে নিয়ে Assertive Sentence করতে হবে।
Examples:
- 1. How cute! (Assertive)
Ans: The rose is very cute.
Or,
Ans: The flower is very cute. - 2. What a good news! (Assertive)
Ans: It is a very good news.
Or,
Ans: It was a very good news - 3. What an idea! (Assertive)
Ans: It is a great idea.
Or, Ans: It is a good idea.
Or, Ans: It was a great idea.
Or, Ans: It was a good idea.
ব্যতিক্রম:
How time does fly! (Assertive)
Ans: Time flies very swiftly
Transformation Exercise: Practice Examples
Transformation: Assertive to Exclamatory and Exclamatory to Assertive Sentences
- 1. The dervishes have a very odd appearance. (Exclamatory)
Ans: What an odd appearance the dervishes have! - 2. The Padma is a very big river. (Exclamatory)
Ans: What a big river the Padma is! - 3. The girl looks extremely tired. (Exclamatory)
Ans: How tired the girl looks! - 4. The pond is very deep. (Exclamatory)
Ans: How deep the pond is! - 5. The moonlight sleeps very sweet over the bank. (Exclamatory)
Ans: How sweet the moonlight sleeps over the bank! - 6. You are a great humorist. (Exclamatory)
Ans: What a humorist you are! - 7 How exciting the first day at Cox's Bazar is! (Assertive)
Ans: The first day at Cox's Bazar is very exciting. - 8. What an interesting drama it was! (Assertive)
Ans: It was a very interesting drama. - 9. What a fool you are! (Assertive)
Ans: You are a great fool. - 10. Had I but a friend to support me! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I had a friend to support me. - 11. If I were a child again! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I were a child again. - 12 What an ideal (Assertive)
Ans: It is a great idea.
Or, Ans: It was a great idea. - Would that I could enter the house! (Assertive)
Ans: I wish I could enter the house. - 14. What a good news! (Assertive)
Ans: It is a very good news.
Or, Ans: It was a very good news, - 15. Hurrah! We have won the match. (Assertive)
Ans: It is a matter of great joy that we have won the match.
Key Takeaways
- Use how with adjective-phrases and what with noun-phrases when converting assertive to exclamatory sentences.
- Remove adverbs like very, quite, and extremely during exclamatory transformations.
- Convert phrases starting with "Had" or "If" into Subject + wish clauses for assertive structures.
- For further practice on sentence conversion, check out our guide on Assertive to Interrogative transformations.
Quick Practice
Try converting these sentences yourself and write your answers in the comments below:
- The scenery is very charming. (Exclamatory)
- If I were a pilot! (Assertive)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you change an assertive sentence with an adjective phrase to exclamatory?
You begin the exclamatory sentence with how, remove adverbs like very or extremely, and place the subject and verb at the end.
What replaces "If" or "Would that" in exclamatory to assertive transformation?
When converting sentences with "If" or "Would that", you replace them with Subject + wish.
How do you handle exclamatory sentences without a subject and verb?
You supply a logical subject and verb (such as "It is" or "The rose is") along with an appropriate adverb like very or great.