Assertive to Exclamatory Sentences

Rule: 1 – A very/ A great/ A fine/ a most

Example:
Assertive: It is a very interesting story.
Exclamatory: What an interesting story it is!
Assertive: The boy is a great fool.
Exclamatory: What a fool the boy is!
(In case of having ‘a/an’ before great/ very/ most)
Explanation:
Here, you have to put the question word-‘what’ at the beginning of
the sentence because there is the word ‘a/an’ before the adjective
word ‘great/very’. After that, you will put the adjective word and
noun word from the given assertive sentence. Finally, you will place
subject and then the verb at last with an exclamation mark (!).
Rule: 2 – Very/ Fine/ Great…..
Example:
Assertive: The girl was very beautiful.
Exclamatory: How beautiful the girl was!
Assertive: The afternoon is very fine today.
Exclamatory: How fine the afternoon today is!
(In case of not having ‘a/an’ before great/very/fine)
Explanation:
Here, you have to put the question word-‘how’ at the beginning of the
sentence because there is no word ‘a/an’ before the adjective word
‘great/very/fine’. After that, you will put the adjective word and noun word
from the given assertive sentence. Finally, you will place subject and then the
verb at last with an exclamation mark (!). If there is any extra word, you will
put that before verb at last.
Rule: 3 – I wish (Unreal condition)
Example:
Assertive: I wish I were a king of this city.
Exclamatory: If I were a king of this city!
Assertive: I wish I had a palace like this.
Exclamatory: Had I a palace like this!
Assertive: I wish I could fly like a bird.
Exclamatory: Would that I could fly like a bird.
(You will use the verb “could’ in this pattern in every place)
Explanation:
Here, in exclamatory sentence you can use the word ‘If/had/would that/o that’
instead of the word ‘I wish’ of assertive sentence. After that, you will rewrite
the same thing that is in assertive sentence. Only in case of the structure ‘would
that/o that’, you have to use the verb ‘could’ in structure.
Rule: 4 – I hope (Real condition)
Example:
Assertive: I hope you study better for next exam.
Exclamatory: If you study better for next exam!

Explanation:
Here, in exclamatory sentence you can use the word ‘If’ only instead of the
word ‘I hope’ of assertive sentence. After that, you will rewrite the same thing
that is in assertive sentence. You cannot use the word ‘had/would that/o that’
here.
Rule: 5 – It is a matter of joy that/ We rejoice that….
Example:
Assertive: It is a matter of joy that we have won the final match of this
year.
Exclamatory: Hurrah! We have won the final match of this year.
Assertive: We rejoice that we have placed as first in the competition.
Exclamatory: Hurrah! we have placed as first in the competition.

Explanation:
Here, in exclamatory sentence you will use the word ‘hurrah’ instead of
the word ‘It is a matter of joy that/We rejoice that’ of assertive sentence.
Next, there will be the exclamation mark (!). After that, you will rewrite
the same thing that is in assertive sentence.
Rule: 6 – It is a matter of sorrow / regret that…
Example:
Assertive: It is a matter of sorrow that his father has died last night.
Exclamatory: Alas! His father has died last night.
Assertive: It is a matter of regret that he has again failed in exam.
Exclamatory: Alas! He has again failed in exam.

Explanation:
Here, in exclamatory sentence you will use the word ‘alas’ instead of the
word ‘It is a matter of sorrow/regret that’ of assertive sentence. Next, there
will be the exclamation mark (!). After that, you will rewrite the same thing
that is in assertive sentence.
Rule: 7 – It is shameful that…
Example:
Assertive: It is shameful that you have lost the document.
Exclamatory: Fie! Fie! You have lost the document.

Explanation:
Here, in exclamatory sentence you will use the word ‘Fie! Fie!’ instead of
the word ‘It is shameful that’ of assertive sentence. Next, there will be the
exclamation mark (!). After that, you will rewrite the same thing that is in
assertive sentence.
Assertive to Interrogative sentence
Rule 1: If a sentence is affirmative, it must be changed into a negative
interrogative. If it is negative, then change it into bare interrogative.
Example:
•She is not a good person. (assertive)
•Is she a good person? (interrogative)

Rule 2: If there is no auxiliary verb in the sentence, you must change it

by using do/does/did/don't/doesn't/didn't/don’t.
Example:
•He plays chess. (assertive)
•Does he play chess? (interrogative)
Rule 3: If there is never in the sentence, you have to replace it with
ever in an interrogative sentence.
Example:
•I never drink coffee. (assertive)
•Do I ever drink coffee? (interrogative)

Rule 4: Nobody or no one or none must be replaced by who.

Example:
•Nobody could count stars in the sky. (assertive)
•Who could ever count stars in the sky? (interrogative)
Rule 5: Invert the word order: Place the helping verb or auxiliary verb
before the subject.
Example:
•Assertive: She is a lawyer.
•Interrogative: Is she a lawyer?

Rule 6: Add a helping verb or auxiliary verb at the beginning of the

sentence if it is missing.
Example:
•Assertive: They have completed the assignment.
•Interrogative: Have they completed the assignment?
Rule 7: Use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) to
form specific interrogative questions.
Example:
•Assertive: He goes to school.
•Interrogative: Where does he go?
Rule 8: Use the modal verb "do" to form yes/no questions in the present
and past simple tenses.
Example:
•Assertive: She plays the piano.
•Interrogative: Does she play the piano?
Rule 9: Change the sentence-ending punctuation from a period to a
question mark.
Example:
•Assertive: They are coming tomorrow.
•Interrogative: Are they coming tomorrow?
Negative Sentence:
A negative sentence states something is not true or incorrect or presents
some fact by using a negative word (e.g. no, not).
A negative sentence can be formed when words like “no”, “not”, “don’t” or
“doesn’t” is added to the sentence.
E.g. Dogs do not chase after rats.
What is Affirmative Sentences?
An affirmative sentence is a type of sentence that makes a positive statement
or declares something as true.

An affirmative sentence is a type of sentence that makes a positive statement

or declares something as true. It states a fact, opinion, or situation without
any negation. For example, "She is a teacher."
Interchange of affirmative and negative sentences:
(i) By way of using negative word with opposite adjectives, an
affirmative sentence could be transformed into negative sentence.
Affirmative: Man is mortal.
Negative: Man is not immortal.
Affirmative: He is honest.
Negative: He is not dishonest.
Affirmative: Brutus loved Caesar.
Negative: Brutus did not hate Caesar.
Affirmative: Where there is fire, there is smoke.
Negative: There is no smoke without fire.
Affirmative: Everyone distrusts a liar.
Negative: No one trusts a liar.
(ii) By the way of changing degrees of comparison:

Affirmative: He is as good as I am.

Negative: I am not better than he is.
Affirmative: He is the best student.
Negative: No other student is as good as he.
Affirmative: As soon as the teacher arrived, the noise ceased.
Negative: No sooner did the teacher arrive than the noise ceased.
(iii) There are also other ways to change a affirmative sentence to a
negative sentence:
Affirmative: Only the brave deserve the fair.
Negative: None but the brave deserves the fair.
Affirmative: He is too weak to walk.
Negative: He is so weak that he cannot walk.