This grammar exercise tests your understanding of exclamatory structures in English. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1............... cold it is!
Wrong!
Use "How" before an adjective in this exclamation pattern.
2............... lovely weather!
Wrong!
Use "What" before an adjective and an uncountable noun such as weather.
3How beautifully ...............!
Wrong!
Use normal subject-verb order after the adverb, so "she dances" is correct.
4............... pleasant surprise!
Wrong!
Use "What a" before an adjective and a singular countable noun.
5What a beautiful smile ...............!
Wrong!
Use normal subject-verb order in the exclamation, so "your daughter has" is correct.
6You talk ............... rubbish!
Wrong!
Use "such" before an uncountable noun such as rubbish.
7She is ............... beautiful!
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective without a following noun.
8She is ............... kind woman!
Wrong!
Use "such a" before an adjective and a singular countable noun.
9............... shameful defeat!
Wrong!
Use "What a" before an adjective and a singular countable noun.
10He is ............... clever boy!
Wrong!
Use "such a" before an adjective and a singular countable noun.
11............... beautiful flowers!
Wrong!
Use "What" before an adjective and a plural noun.
12............... big city Tokyo is!
Wrong!
Use "What a" before an adjective and a singular countable noun.
Answers
- How cold it is!
- What lovely weather!
- How beautifully she dances!
- What a pleasant surprise!
- What a beautiful smile your daughter has!
- You talk such rubbish!
- She is so beautiful!
- She is such a kind woman!
- What a shameful defeat!
- He is such a clever boy!
- What beautiful flowers!
- What a big city Tokyo is!