Exclamations are often constructed with how, what and such. Test your understanding of these structures with this grammar exercise.
Complete the following sentences.
1............... cold it is!
Wrong!
Use "How" before an adjective in an exclamation.
2............... beautifully you sing!
Wrong!
Use "How" before an adverb in an exclamation.
3............... rude guy!
Wrong!
Use "What a" before an adjective and a singular countable noun.
4............... pleasant surprise!
Wrong!
Use "What a" before an adjective and a singular countable noun.
5............... lovely weather!
Wrong!
Use "What" before an adjective and an uncountable noun.
6She is ............... nice girl!
Wrong!
Use "such a" before an adjective and a singular countable noun.
7............... a fool you are!
Wrong!
Use "What" in the pattern "What a fool you are!"
8............... foolish she is!
Wrong!
Use "How" before an adjective in an exclamation.
9What a lovely smile ...............!
Wrong!
Use normal subject-verb order after "What a lovely smile":"you have".
10They are ............... kind people.
Wrong!
Use "such" before an adjective and a plural noun.
11............... you’ve grown!
Wrong!
Use "How" before a full clause to express surprise at a change.
12He talks ............... rubbish!
Wrong!
Use "such" before an uncountable noun like "rubbish".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- How cold it is!
- How beautifully you sing!
- What a rude guy!
- What a pleasant surprise!
- What lovely weather!
- She is such a nice girl!
- What a fool you are!
- How foolish she is!
- What a lovely smile you have!
- They are such kind people.
- How you’ve grown!
- He talks such rubbish!
