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Exclamations with What and How
Exclamations with What and How
What and how can be used as exclamatives. Exclamatives are used to introduce an exclamation of surprise, admiration, or a similar emotion.
What a laugh!
What a lovely day!
How beautiful
We make exclamations using HOW and WHAT
HOW + adjectives / adverbs
– How nice!
– How nice it is!
– How tall that tree is!
– How big your house is!
– How fast!
– How fast the train goes! (= the train goes very very fast)
WHAT (a) + nouns
the article “a” is only used with countable singular nouns, as usual
– What a surprise!
– What a big house you’ve got!
– What stupid things you say!
– What beer!
Exclamations with What and How
Exercises
WHAT + NOUN
EXERCISE 1.
Re-write the following sentences by using what + noun, as shown in the example.
e.g. Yesterday, I missed the train so I had to take a bus.
What a nightmare!
- We spent 2 hours queuing for tickets for the theatre, and they sold out just as we reached the ticket office!
- We decided to spend our summer holiday on a Nile cruise.
- Mary’s son is a genius.
- The price of a cruise around NYC harbour is $100.00.
- Their new house has got 20 rooms.
- She missed her flight, because her car broke down.
- This tree is 200 years old.
- Tom has bought a new jaguar.
- While I was watching the film “Message in a Bottle” I fell asleep twice.
- Bob put odd socks on this morning.
WHAT A…/HOW…
EXERCISE 1.
Fill in the blanks with the correct exclamatory form.
e.g. _______ funny it is!
How funny it is!
______ lovely bunch of flowers!
What a lovely bunch of flowers!
- ___________ fine necklaces!
- ___________ exciting the flight was!
- ___________ breathtaking view!
- ___________ pretty she is!
- ___________ delicious pudding!
- ___________ funny story!
- ___________ smooth the sea was yesterday!
- ___________ smart dresses!
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