Assertive to/from Exclamatory

To change an exclamatory sentence into assertive, we just put the object or complement in its normal place, i.e. after the verb. Here are some rules for you:

If the assertive sentence has an adjective phrase in its predicate, we use 'How' before the adjective and write the 'How + Adjective' phrase before the subject, at the beginning of the sentence. The adverb modifying the adjective is omitted. 

Assertive: My hair grows very fast.
Exclamatory: How fast my hair grows!

Assertive: The heat was very terrible.
Exclamatory: How terrible the heat was!

Rule 2: Using WHAT

If the assertive sentence has a noun phrase in its predicate, we use 'What' before the noun phrase and write the 'What + Noun' phrase before the subject; at the beginning of the sentence. The adverb modifying the adjective is omitted. 

Assertive: It was a very lucky day.
Exclamatory: What a lucky day it was!

Assertive: It is a very beautiful bird.
Exclamatory: What a beautiful bird it is!

Rule 3: Replacing the phrase 'I WISH'

If an assertive sentence begins with 'I WISH', we replace it with ;If'.

Assertive: I wish I had the wings of a dove.
Exclamatory: If I had the wings of a dove!

Assertive: I wish I could fly in the sky.
Exclamatory: If I could fly in the sky!

Exercise for Practice: Assertive to Exclamatory

Change the following assertive sentences into exclamatory without changing their meaning.

1. My hair grows very fast.
2. The heat was very terrible.
3. She was very talkative.
4. The girl sings very sweetly.
5. The sight is very pathetic.
6. The next few days were very terrible. 
7. The scenery of the place is very charming. 
8. The cuckoo sings very sweetly.
9. The crow looks very ugly.
10. His hand writing is very clear.
11. He leads a very unhappy life.
12. It was a very lucky day.
13. It is a very beautiful bird.
14. The Padma is a very big river.
15. It was an exciting game.
16. He leads a most unhappy life.
17. I have got a very nice gift for you. 
18. A little learning is a very dangerous thing. 
19. You are a great fool. 
20. He leads an unhappy life.
21. He leads a most unhappy life.
22. It is a very splendid building.
23. The fox is a very cunning animal.
24. It is a very cheering report.
25. A little learning is a dangerous thing.
26. He was a very honest boy.
27. I wish I were young again.
28. I wish I had the wings of a dove. 
29. I wish I could fly in the sky. 
30. I wish I could go there in time.
31. I wish I were a bird.
32. I wish I had been rich.
33. I wish I could be a child again.
34. I wish I had the wings of a dove.

Answers:  Assertive to Exclamatory

HOW

Assertive: My hair grows very fast.
Exclamatory: How fast my hair grows!

Assertive: The heat was very terrible.
Exclamatory: How terrible the heat was!

Assertive: She was very talkative.
Exclamatory: How talkative she was!

Assertive: The girl sings very sweetly.
Exclamatory: How sweetly the girl sings!

Assertive: The sight is very pathetic.
Exclamatory: How pathetic the sight is!

Assertive: The next few days were very terrible.
Exclamatory: How terrible the next few days were!

Assertive: The scenery of the place is very charming.
Exclamatory: How charming the scenery of the place is!

Assertive: The cuckoo sings very sweetly.
Exclamatory: How sweetly the cuckoo sings!

Assertive: The crow looks very ugly.
Exclamatory: How ugly the crow looks!

Assertive: His hand writing is very clear.
Exclamatory: How clear his hand writing is!

WHAT

Assertive: He leads a very unhappy life.
Exclamatory: What an unhappy life he leads!

Assertive: It was a very lucky day.
Exclamatory: What a lucky day it was!

Assertive: It is a very beautiful bird.
Exclamatory: What a beautiful bird it is!

Assertive: The Padma is a very big river.
Exclamatory: What a big river the Padma is!

Assertive: It was an exciting game.
Exclamatory: What an exciting game it was!

Assertive: He leads a most unhappy life.
Exclamatory: What an unhappy life he leads!

Assertive: I have got a very nice gift for you.
Exclamatory: What a nice gift I have got for you!

Assertive: A little learning is a very dangerous thing.
Exclamatory: What a dangerous thing a little learning is!

Assertive: You are a great fool.
Exclamatory: What a fool you are!

Assertive: He leads an unhappy life.
Exclamatory: What an unhappy life he leads!

Assertive: He leads a most unhappy life.
Exclamatory: What an unhappy life he leads!

Assertive: It is a very splendid building.
Exclamatory: What a splendid building it is!

Assertive: The fox is a very cunning animal.
Exclamatory: What cunning animal the fox is!

Assertive: It is a very cheering report.
Exclamatory: What a cheering report it is!

Assertive: A little learning is a dangerous thing.
Exclamatory: What a dangerous thing a little learning is!

Assertive: He was a very honest boy.
Exclamatory: What an honest boy he was!

I WISH

Assertive: I  wish I were young again.
Exclamatory: If I were young again!

Assertive: I wish I had the wings of a dove.
Exclamatory: If I had the wings of a dove!

Assertive: I wish I could fly in the sky.
Exclamatory: If I could fly in the sky!

Assertive: I wish I could go there in time.
Exclamatory: If I could go there in time!

Assertive: I wish I were a bird.
Exclamatory: If I were a bird?

Assertive: I wish I had been rich.
Exclamatory: Had I been rich!

Assertive: I wish I could be a child again.
Exclamatory: If I could be a child again!

Assertive: I wish I had the wings of a dove.
Exclamatory: Had I the wings of a dove!

To change an exclamatory sentence into assertive, we just put the object or complement in its normal place, i.e. after the verb. Here are some rules for you:

Rule 1: HOW

If an exclamatory sentence begins with ‘How + Adjective’, we replace ‘How’ with ‘very’. The ‘very + adjective’ phrase goes after the finite verb, at the end of the sentence. 

Exclamatory: How talkative she was!
Assertive: She was very talkative.

Exclamatory: How sweetly the cuckoo sings!
Assertive: The cuckoo sings very sweetly.

Rule 2: WHAT

If an exclamatory sentence begins with ‘What + Noun Phrase’, we replace ‘what’ with ‘very’. The noun phrase before the subject goes after the finite verb, at the end of the sentence. 

Exclamatory: What a big river the Padma is!
Assertive: The Padma is a very big river.

Exclamatory: What a nice flower the rose is!
Assertive: The rose is a very nice flower.

Rule 3: IF

If an exclamatory sentence begins with ‘If’, we replace ‘If’ with ‘I wish’.

Exclamatory: If I could be a child again!
Assertive: I wish I could be a child again.

Exclamatory: If I were a millionaire!
Assertive: I wish I were a millionaire.

Rule 4: HAD

If an exclamatory sentence begins with ‘Had’, we replace ‘Had’ with ‘I wish’.

Exclamatory: Had I been a merchant!
Assertive: I wish I had been a merchant.

Exclamatory: Had I possessed a lot of wealth!
Assertive: I wish I had possessed a lot of wealth.

Rule 5: Would that

If an exclamatory sentence begins with ‘Would that’, we replace ‘Would that’ with ‘I wish’.

Exclamatory: Would that I were a child again!
Assertive: I wish I were a child again.

Exclamatory: Would that I were a king!
Assertive: I wish I were a king again.

Rule 6: Hurrah!

The interjection ‘Hurrah!’ is replaced with ‘It is a matter of joy that’. 

Exclamatory: Hurrah! We have won the match.
Assertive: It is a matter of joy that we have won the match.

Exclamatory: Hurrah! We are victorious.
Assertive: It is a matter of joy that we are victorious.

Rule 7: Alas!

The interjection ‘Alas!’ is replaced with ‘It is a matter of sorrow that’. 

Exclamatory: Alas! I am undone.
Assertive: It is a matter of sorrow that I am undone.

Exclamatory: Alas! He has failed.
Assertive: It is a matter of sorrow that he has failed.

Rule 8: Fie!

The interjection ‘Fie!’ is replaced with ‘It is a matter of shame that’. 

Exclamatory: Fie! You are a fool.
Assertive: It is a matter of shame that you are a fool.

Exclamatory: Fie! You are a cheat.
Assertive: It is a matter of shame that you are a cheat.

Exercise for Practice: Exclamatory to Assertive

1. How fast my hair grows!
2. How terrible the heat was!
3. How talkative she was!
4. How sweetly the cuckoo sings!
5. How talkative she was!
6. How pretty the girl is!
7. How fortunate the porter was!
8. How time does fly!
9. How beautiful the bird is!
10. How beautiful the flower is!
11. How nice the bird is!
12. What a lucky day it was!
13. What a beautiful bird it is!
14. What a big river the Padma is!
15. What a nice flower the rose is!
16. What a big river the Padma is!
17. What a fool you are!
18. What a fine flower it is!
19. What a lovely place it is!
20. What a beautiful bird it is! 
21. What a wonderful scenery it is!
22. What a fool he is!
23. What a lonely garden!
24. What a miserable life he leads!
25. If I were young again!
26. If I had the wings of a dove!
27. If I could be a child again! 
28. If I were a millionaire!
29. If I were a philosopher like Socrates! 
30. Had I been a merchant!
31. Had I possessed a lot of wealth!
32. Would that we could enter the house!
33. Would that I were a child again!
34. Would that I were a king!
35. Hurrah! We have won the match.
36. Hurrah! I have got A+.
37. Hurrah! We have won the match.
38. Hurrah! We are victorious.
39. Alas! We are undone.
40. Alas! He has failed.
41. Alas! I am undone.
42. Fie! You are a fool.
43. Alas! He has failed.
44. Fie! You are a cheat.

Answers:  Exclamatory to Assertive

HOW

Exclamatory: How fast my hair grows!
Assertive: My hair grows very fast.

Exclamatory: How terrible the heat was!
Assertive: The heat was very terrible.

Exclamatory: How talkative she was!
Assertive: She was very talkative.

Exclamatory: How sweetly the cuckoo sings!
Assertive: The cuckoo sings very sweetly.

Exclamatory: How tall she was!
Assertive: She was very tall.

Exclamatory: How pretty the girl is!
Assertive: The girl is very pretty.

Exclamatory: How fortunate the porter was!
Assertive: The porter was very fortunate.

Exclamatory: How time does fly!
Assertive: Time flies very fast.

Exclamatory: How beautiful the bird is!
Assertive: The bird is very beautiful.

Exclamatory: How beautiful the flower is!
Assertive: The flower is very beautiful.

Exclamatory: How nice the bird is!
Assertive: The bird is very nice.

WHAT

Exclamatory: What a lucky day it was!
Assertive: It was a very lucky day.

Exclamatory: What a beautiful bird it is!
Assertive: It is a very beautiful bird.

Exclamatory: What a big river the Padma is!
Assertive: The Padma is a very big river.

Exclamatory: What a nice flower the rose is!
Assertive: The rose is a very nice flower.

Exclamatory: What a big river the Padma is!
Assertive: The Padma is a very big river.

Exclamatory: What a fool you are!
Assertive: You are a great fool.

Exclamatory: What a fine flower it is!
Assertive: It is a very fine flower.

Exclamatory: What a lovely place it is!
Assertive: It is a very lovely place.

Exclamatory: What a beautiful bird it is!
Assertive: It is a very beautiful bird.

Exclamatory: What a wonderful scenery it is!
Assertive: It is a very wonderful scenery.

Exclamatory: What a fool he is!
Assertive: He is a great fool.

Exclamatory: What a lonely garden!
Assertive: It is a very lonely garden.

Exclamatory: What a miserable life he leads!
Assertive: He leads a very miserable life.

IF

Exclamatory: If I were young again!
Assertive: I wish I were young again.

Exclamatory: If I had the wings of a dove!
Assertive: I wish I had the wings of a dove.

Exclamatory: If I could be a child again!
Assertive: I wish I could be a child again.

Exclamatory: If I were a millionaire!
Assertive: I wish I were a millionaire.

Exclamatory: If I were a philosopher like Socrates!
Assertive: I wish I were a philosopher like Socrates.

HAD

Exclamatory: Had I been a merchant!
Assertive: I wish I had been a merchant.

Exclamatory: Had I possessed a lot of wealth!
Assertive: I wish I had possessed a lot of wealth.

Would that

Exclamatory: Would that we could enter the house!
Assertive: I wish we could enter the house.

Exclamatory: Would that I were a child again!
Assertive: I wish I were a child again.

Exclamatory: Would that I were a king!
Assertive: I wish I were a king again.

Hurrah! Alas! Fie!

Exclamatory: Hurrah! We have won the match.
Assertive: It is a matter of joy that we have won the match.

Exclamatory: Hurrah! I have got A+.
Assertive: It is a matter of joy that I have got A+.

Exclamatory: Hurrah! We have won the match.
Assertive: It is a matter of joy that we have won the match.

Exclamatory: Hurrah! We are victorious.
Assertive: It is a matter of joy that we are victorious.

Exclamatory: Alas! We are undone.
Assertive: It is a matter of sorrow that we are undone.

Exclamatory: Alas! He has failed.
Assertive: It is a matter of sorrow that he has failed.

Exclamatory: Alas! I am undone.
Assertive: It is a matter of sorrow that I am undone.

Exclamatory: Fie! You are a fool.
Assertive: It is a matter of shame that you are a fool.

Exclamatory: Alas! He has failed.
Assertive: It is a matter of sorrow that he has failed.

Exclamatory: Fie! You are a cheat.
Assertive: It is a matter of shame that you are a cheat.