Convert the following sentences into their exclamatory form.
1Choose the best exclamatory transformation of "It is kind of you to visit us."
Wrong!
Use "How kind of you to visit us!" to make an exclamation with an adjective after "How".
2Choose the best exclamatory transformation of "It was thoughtless of him to have left the door unlocked."
Wrong!
Use "How thoughtless of him to have left the door unlocked!" to keep the pattern "How + adjective + of + person + to...".
3Choose the best exclamatory transformation of "It was impudent of the boy to behave like that."
Wrong!
Use "How impudent of the boy to behave like that!" because "How" is followed by the adjective "impudent".
4Choose the best exclamatory transformation of "It was careless of him to leave the keys on the table."
Wrong!
Use "How careless of him to leave the keys on the table!" to form the correct exclamatory sentence.
5Choose the best exclamatory transformation of "It is naughty of the children to draw such pictures on the wall."
Wrong!
Use "How naughty of the children to draw such pictures on the wall!" with "How" before the adjective.
6Choose the best exclamatory transformation of "It was clever of you to solve the problem so quickly."
Wrong!
Use "How clever of you to solve the problem so quickly!" to keep the correct exclamatory structure.
Answers
- Choose the best exclamatory transformation of “It is kind of you to visit us.” — How kind of you to visit us!
- Choose the best exclamatory transformation of “It was thoughtless of him to have left the door unlocked.” — How thoughtless of him to have left the door unlocked!
- Choose the best exclamatory transformation of “It was impudent of the boy to behave like that.” — How impudent of the boy to behave like that!
- Choose the best exclamatory transformation of “It was careless of him to leave the keys on the table.” — How careless of him to leave the keys on the table!
- Choose the best exclamatory transformation of “It is naughty of the children to draw such pictures on the wall.” — How naughty of the children to draw such pictures on the wall!
- Choose the best exclamatory transformation of “It was clever of you to solve the problem so quickly.” — How clever of you to solve the problem so quickly!
