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 this exclamation.
2............... beautifully you sing!
Wrong!
Use "How" before an adverb in this 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 this exclamation.
9What a lovely smile ...............!
Wrong!
Use "you have" with normal word order after the noun phrase in this exclamation.
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.
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!
