Question

Choose the correct assertive sentence form of the below exclamatory sentence:
What a lovely day it is today!
a. Why is it a lovely day today?
b. Is it a lovely day today?
c. It is a lovely day today
d. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Whenever we transform an exclamatory sentence into an assertive sentence, the structure of the sentence is changed but the meaning is not altered.

Complete answer:

Assertive sentences or declarative sentences are those which declare or assert a statement. It could be a feeling, an opinion, an event or anything. The structure of a what-exclamatory sentence is, What + article (a/an) + Adjective + subject + helping verb + the remaining sentence +! The structure of the given exclamatory sentence ‘What a lovely day it is today!’ is: What (interjection) + a (article) + lovely (adjective) + day (noun) + it (pronoun) + is (helping verb) + today. Which when changed to the assertive form, the structure of the sentence would be, Subject + helping verb + verb + adverb + adjective. Hence, the assertive form of the given sentence must be, ‘It is a very/really beautiful day today. None of the options contain this structure and hence, Option D. Option A and B are both interrogative sentences. While, B is the interrogative form of the sentence, A alters the meaning too. Hence, A and B are both ruled out. Option C, It is a lovely day today does not contain any adverb hence it does not qualify as per the structure of the assertive sentence. Hence option C is ruled out.

Note: An adverb enhances the adjective and is added to the structure of assertive sentences to convey the feeling expressed in the exclamatory sentence.