Exclamatory Sentences and Their Forms

In this lesson, Emma explains the concept of exclamations in conversational English. She covers how exclamations express surprise or emphasis and provides examples using 'how' and 'what' exclamations. The lesson includes advanced structures with subjects and verbs, and concludes with practice examples to reinforce learning.

What is the primary purpose of using exclamations in conversation?

• To express surprise or strong emotion

• To describe an object

• To give a command

• To ask a question

Which of the following is an example of an exclamation?

• Please pass the salt.

• I am going to the store.

• What a beautiful day!

• How are you?

How do you form a 'how' exclamation?

• How + adverb

• How + adjective

• How + verb

• How + noun

Which sentence is a correct 'how' exclamation?

• How run!

• How exciting!

• How the movie!

• How is it!

What is the structure of a 'what' exclamation?

• What + adverb + verb

• What + verb + noun

• What + adjective + noun

• What + a + adjective + noun

Which of the following is a 'what' exclamation?

• What a run!

• What a strange man!

• What is your name?

• What time is it?

How can you modify a 'how' exclamation to include a subject and verb?

• Add a noun at the beginning

• Add a verb at the beginning

• Add an adjective at the end

• Add a subject and verb at the end

Which sentence correctly uses a subject and verb in a 'how' exclamation?

• How she is pretty!

• How pretty she is!

• How is she pretty!

• How pretty is she!

In the story 'Little Red Riding Hood', what does Red Riding Hood say to the wolf?

• What big eyes you have!

• What big eyes do you have!

• What big eyes have you!

• What big eyes you do have!

How can you modify a 'what' exclamation to include a subject and verb?

• Add a verb at the beginning

• Add a subject and verb at the end

• Add an adjective at the end

• Add a noun at the beginning