Exclamatory Sentences in Narration
What You Will Learn
In this lesson, you will learn:
So far, you have learned:
Assertive sentences
Questions
Imperative sentences
Now we will learn another interesting type:
Exclamatory sentences
These sentences express strong feelings or emotions.
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What Is an Exclamatory Sentence
An exclamatory sentence shows strong emotion.
Examples:
What a beautiful flower
How happy I am
Alas I am lost
Hurrah we won the match
These sentences usually end with an exclamation mark.
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Main Idea
To change exclamatory sentences:
said becomes exclaimed
Add with joy, with sorrow, or with surprise
Remove interjections
Change into a statement sentence
Use that
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Basic Structure
Subject + exclaimed with feeling + that + statement
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Types of Emotion
Joy
Sorrow
Surprise
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Joy
Words:
Hurrah
How happy
What a beautiful
Example 1
Direct:
He said, “Hurrah! We won the match!”
Step 1
said → exclaimed with joy
Step 2
Remove “Hurrah”
Step 3
Change to statement
Final:
He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
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Example 2
Direct:
She said, “How happy I am!”
Step 1
exclaimed with joy
Step 2
I → she
Step 3
am → was
Final:
She exclaimed with joy that she was very happy.
Sorrow
Words:
Alas
Oh no
Example 1
Direct:
He said, “Alas! I am ruined!”
Step 1
said → exclaimed with sorrow
Step 2
Remove “Alas”
Step 3
I → he
Step 4
am → was
Final:
He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
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Example 2
Direct:
She said, “Alas! I lost my bag!”
Step 1
exclaimed with sorrow
Step 2
I → she
Step 3
lost → had lost
Final:
She exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her bag.
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Surprise
Words:
What
How
Example 1
Direct:
He said, “What a beautiful flower!”
Step 1
said → exclaimed with surprise
Step 2
Change to statement
Final:
He exclaimed with surprise that it was a very beautiful flower.
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Example 2
Direct:
She said, “How tall the boy is!”
Step 1
exclaimed with surprise
Step 2
is → was
Final:
She exclaimed with surprise that the boy was very tall.
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One Sentence Step by Step
Sentence:
He said, “What a nice day!”
Step 1
Identify emotion:
Surprise or joy
Step 2
said → exclaimed with joy
Step 3
Change to statement
Final:
He exclaimed with joy that it was a very nice day.
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Another Step by Step Example
Sentence:
She said, “Alas! I am late!”
Step 1
Emotion:
Sorrow
Step 2
said → exclaimed with sorrow
Step 3
I → she
Step 4
am → was
Final:
She exclaimed with sorrow that she was late.
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Important Notes
Always remove interjections (Hurrah, Alas)
Use that
Change to statement form
Choose correct emotion word
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Common Mistakes
Mistake 1
Keeping exclamation mark
Mistake 2
Not removing interjection
Mistake 3
Using wrong emotion
Mistake 4
Not changing to statement form
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Quick Revision
Exclamatory = strong feeling
Rules:
said → exclaimed
Add with joy/sorrow/surprise
Remove interjection
Use that
Make statement
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Practice
A. Change into indirect speech
1. He said, “Hurrah! We won the match!”
2. She said, “Alas! I am lost!”
3. He said, “What a beautiful flower!”
4. She said, “How happy I am!”
5. He said, “Alas! I failed the exam!”
6. She said, “How tall the boy is!”
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B. Fill in the blanks
1. Exclamatory sentence shows ______
2. said becomes ______
3. We remove ______
4. We use ______
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C. Choose the correct answer
1. “Hurrah” shows
joy
sorrow
question
2. “Alas” shows
joy
sorrow
surprise
3. Exclamatory sentence becomes
question
statement
command
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Answers
A.
1. He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
2. She exclaimed with sorrow that she was lost.
3. He exclaimed with surprise that it was a very beautiful flower.
4. She exclaimed with joy that she was very happy.
5. He exclaimed with sorrow that he had failed the exam.
6. She exclaimed with surprise that the boy was very tall.
B.
1. emotion
2. exclaimed
3. interjection
4. that
C.
1. joy
2. sorrow
3. statement
Self Check
Can I identify exclamatory sentence
Can I choose correct emotion
Can I remove interjection
Can I change to statement form
Homework
Write five exclamatory sentences in direct speech.
Then change them into indirect speech.