Changing Sentences

Assertive to Exclamatory and Vice Versa

Structures
Assertive Exclamatory

What+ a/an + adjective + noun+ sub

a very/a great/a fine/a most + verb!
very/great/so/fine How + adjective + noun+ sub + verb!

I wish If /Would that/Had/O that

It is a matter of joy/pleasure that + sub + verb

+ext.
It is a matter of sorrow/regret that + sub + verb
+ext. Hurrah! + Sub + verb +ext.
It is a matter of shame/It is shameful Alas! + Sub + verb + ext.
that+sub+verb +ext. Fie!+ Sub + verb+ ext.

Examples
Assertive Exclamatory

It presents a very charming scene. What a charming scene it presents!

It presents very charming scene. How charming scene it presents!
It is very essential to resist corruption. How essential it is to resist corruption!

I wish I were a king. If/Would that I were a king!

I wish I had been a scholar. Had I been a scholar!

It is a matter of joy that we are

victorious. Hurrah! We are victorious.
It is a matter of joy that I got GPA-5. Hurrah! I got GPA-5.
It is a matter of sorrow that he is dead. Alas! He is dead.
It is shameful that he doesn’t respect Fie! He doesn’t respect
seniors. seniors.

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Assertive to Exclamatory

a. Ass: He leads a very simple life.

Exc: What a simple life he leads!
It is a very pathetic sight. It was a very thrilling day. It is a very cheering report. The fox
is a very cunning animal. He was a very unfortunate boy. He leads a very unhappy life.
The Amazan is a very long river. It is a great six. That was really a good idea. It is a
very exciting game. He leads a very happy conjugal life. He leads a very miserable life.
It is a very pathetic sight. Cricket is a very exciting game. It was a horrible experience.
A little learning is a dangerous thing. It was a wonderful sight. Man is a wonderful piece
of work. She is an incredibly beautiful woman. He has a very smart person. A book is a
great treasure. Information technology is a wonderful invention. It was a very unlucky
day. It is a good idea. Cricket is a very exciting game. She leads a very wretched life. It
has a very royal appearance. It’s a great pity. He is a boy of very shy nature. She leads
a very miserable life. An ordinary garment worker in our country leads a very labourious
life. This small device can do a great job. Taking dowry is a very heinous crime. Now,
mankind is passing a very critical time. He bears a charming personality.
b. Ass: The scenery of the school is very charming.
Exc: How charming the scenery of the school is!
The country looks very beautiful. The music was very nice. The scenery of Jaflong is very
fascinating. The students were very attentive. The baby is very hungry. The book is very
interesting. The school is running very smoothly. She is very beautiful. Tigers are
extremely strong. The smell of the rose is very appealing. He delivered the speech
excellently. The cuckoo sings very sweetly. He is very lucky. The flowers are very
charming. The teacher rebuked the boy seriously. The music was very nice. It was
extremely delightful party. The horse can run very fast. The moonlight sleeps upon this
bank very sweetly. Night is very beautiful. The next few days were terrible. Tigers are
extremely strong. It looks very shining on the Jamuna. Their reign was very peaceful.
The rose is very nice. The parks are very nice. The music was very nice. He earned very
little. The sightseeing of the light market was very impressive. The living cost in this city
is very high. The use of polythene bag is harmful. It is very harmful. Time flies very fast.
Amina’s life was very difficult. Its legs look very clumsy. The daughter was very
beautiful. The culture is showed very attractively. She is very attentive to her study.
c. Ass: I have got a very nice gift for you.
Exc: What a nice gift I have got for you!
She has sent a very nice gift for you. I was very happy to see my favorite football team.
Social awareness is needed to resist it. It is a great shame to beat a blind man. I was
very glad to see the sea beach. Corruption is a dangerous weapon to destroy a society.
London made a very poor impression on him. They are so enthusiastic on this day. He
is very handsome to look at. I was so glad to see the sea beach. We should be very honest
in our life. An unhealthy man is only a liability to his family. Money is so essential in
our life. The news was very shocking to her. He got an excellent photograph in his room.

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The project was very confusing to me. You are indeed a stupid fellow among all the
students. The people look very enthusiastic on this day. It plays a very important role to
save the people from natural disasters. He plays a very significant role to educate the
nation. It’s really a very nice experience to have a flower garden. Ladies find it a very
difficult task to get on the bus. Social awareness is very essential in this regard. He is
very attentive to his study.

I wish = If/ Would that /Had

a. Ass: I wish I could visit them.

Exc: If/Would that I could visit them!
I wish I could be a child again. I wish I would visit this place. I wish I were a child. I
wish I were a philosopher like Socrates. I wish I were a bird. I wish I could meet you
once again. I wish I could visit the place. I wish I could see her once. I wish I knew this
before. I wish I could stand first. I wish I were a child again. I wish I could stand first. I
wish I would enter the palace. I wish I were a minister. I wish you called me. I wish you
could hear yourself talking. I wish you were here. I wish he lived to return with me.
I wish you hadn’t done that. I wish the whole world were like that. I wish you’d stop
acting. I wish I could remember something of that time. I wish I could remember why. I
wish I ate more vegetables. He wishes he had a new house. They wish it was August. I
wish I had a bigger car. I wish it was the summer holidays. I wish I was playing
badminton now. I wish it weren’t raining now. I wish you were coming to my party next
week. I wish I were a student. I wish I were a student of this school. I wish I were a poet
like Nazrul. I wish I were a millionaire. I wish I could visit this palace. I wish I could
visit them.
b. Ass: I wish I had been rich.
Exc: Had I been rich!
I wish I had a magic lamp. I wish I had been a king. I wish I had the wings of a dove. I
wish I had been rich. I wish I had possessed of a lot of wealth. I wish I had a cow. I wish
I had a smart phone. I wish I had known. I wish I had more money. I wish I had an I
phone 7. I wish I had a bike. I wish I had been the prime minister of Bangladesh. I wish
I had the wings of a bird. I wish I had a friend to support me. I wish I were a poet like
Nazrul.

It is a matter of joy/pleasure that = Hurrah

It is a matter of sorrow/regret that = Alas
It is a matter of shame that = Fie

It is a matter of great shame that you are thinking to copy in the examination. It is a
matter of shame that he can’t tolerate the poor. It is a matter of great sorrow that all

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those golden days have passed away. It is a matter great of pleasure that our
examination has been deferred. It is a matter of joy that we all have passed. It is a great
sorrow that he is no more. It is a matter of regret that I am undone. It is a great pity
that they lost shelter. It is a matter of shame that you are a cheat. They rejoice that they
have won the game. It is a matter of sorrow that he is no more. It is a matter of sorrow
that he has failed. It is a matter of great shame that you are a great cheat. It is a matter
of sorrow that he has failed.

Exclamatory to assertive

a. Exc: What a victory it was!

Ass: It was a great victory.
What a stupid man he is! What an important man he is! What a fool he is! What an
excellent report it is! What a heavy reception he was given! What a lucky day it was!
What a bright student he was! What a melodious voice she has! What an honest boy he
was! What a nice picture he hangs on the wall! What a nice bird it is! What a tough
subject it is! What a nice plan it is! What a lonely garden! What a pity it is! What a
good idea it was! What a splendid building it is! What a nonsense he is! What a stormy
day it was! What a nice gift she has sent for you! What an intelligent boy Shafin is!
What a wonderful creature an elephant is! What a delicious flavor these mangoes have!
What a good idea it is! What a critical time mankind is passing now! What an unlucky
day it was! What an important role it plays to save the people from natural disasters!
What an exciting game cricket is! What a wretched life she leads! What a wonderful
invention information technology is! What a treasure a book is! What a smart person
he is! What a significant role he plays to educate the nation! What a royal appearance
it has! What a pity it is! What a nice experience it is to have a flower garden! What
a miserable life she leads! What a laborious life an ordinary garment worker leads!
What a job this small device does! What a heinous crime taking dowry is! What
a difficult task it is for ladies to get on the bus! What a charming personality he bears!
What a boy of shy nature he is!
b. Exc: What a pity!
Ass: It is a great pity.
What a pain! What a lovely girl! What a nice surprise! What a rude guy! What a
wonderful sight! What a surprise! What a tragedy! What a terrible weather! What an
idiot! How odd! What a shame! How funny! How interesting! How awful! What
an idea!
c. Exc: How terrible the heat was!
Ass: The heat was very terrible.
How excellently Sonia delivered the speech! How ugly the crow looks! How clear his
hand writing is! How politely he behaves! How pretty the bird is! How beautiful the

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garden is! How fast he runs! How nice the scenery is! How hungry the baby is! How
generous the rich man was! How fast the man is! How exciting game it was! How
nonsense he is! How dreadful the scene was! How meritorious the girl is! How unhappy
life Ruma leads! How hotly the sun shone overhead! How modest a boy Azad was! How
cold it is today! How beautiful the rainbow is! How noble he is! How wonderful you
look! How lucky you are! How glad I was to see the sea beach! How terrible the next
few days were! How strong tigers are! How shining it looks on the Jamuna!
How peaceful their reign was! How nice the rose is! How nice the parks are! How nice
the music was! How little he earned! How impressive the sightseeing of the night
market was! How high the living in this city is! How harmful the use of polythene bag
is! How harmful it is! How glad I was to see the sea beach! How fast time flies! How
essential social awareness to resist corruption is! How essential social awareness is in
this regard! How difficult Amina’s life was! How attentive he is to his study! How
clumsy its legs look! How beautiful the daughter was! How attractively the culture is
shown! How attentive she is to her study!
d. Exc: If I were a bird!
Ass: I wish I were a bird.
If I were a child again! If I were the President of Bangladesh! Would that I could have
the power of the superman! Would that I could be a player! O that you were a cricketer!
Would that I had not wasted my time! O that the desert were my dwelling place! Would
that I could go there in time! If I could fly in the sky! If we were in a new mansion! Had
I been a millionaire! If it could be possible for me to convince him! If I were a student!
If I were a student of this school! If I were a poet like Nazrul! If I were a millionaire!
If I had a friend to support me! If I could visit this palace! If I could visit them! Would
that I were a poet like Nazrul!
Hurrah=It is a matter of joy that
Alas=It is a matter of sorrow that
e. Hurrah! We are victories. Hurrah! We have won the match. Hurrah! I have got A+.
Alas! The baby is dead. Alas! I am undone. Alas! He is no more on earth. Alas! He
failed in the examination! Alas! I could not qualify the
competition. Alas! He lost everything in the gamble. Alas! I have lost the
contest. Hurrah! My friend has come. Hurrah! Tomorrow is a holiday. Alas! The
performance of Bangladesh Cricket Team is not up to the mark.

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