GRAMMAR
Exclamatory
Sentence
How …..
What
…..
Exclamatory
sentence is formed using how and what.
How
is often used to introduce exclamations. Possible structures are:
HOW
+ ADJECTIVE
HOW
+ ADJECTIVE + SUBJECT + VERB
HOW
+ ADVERB + SUBJECT + VERB
HOW
+ SUBJECT + VERB
1. Diamonds! How great!
2. How expensive the diamond is!
3. How diligently you work!
4. How you have succeeded!
What is used in exclamations with nouns (or adjective noun). With
singular countable noun, the article a or an is necessary.
WHAT + A/AN + ADJECTIVE + NOUN (SG)
WHAT + ADJECTIVE + NOUN (PL)
WHAT + A/AN + ADJECTIVE + NOUN + NOUN/ PRONOUN + VERB
WHAT + A/AN + NOUN + NOUN/ PRONOUN + VERB
1. What a rude man!
2. What beautiful diamonds!
3. What a lazy man you are!
4. What a mess she made!