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qismat
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Plz guide
Write exclamatory sentences as statement.
1. What a cold day!
2. Be quiet!
3.what a miracle!
4. Alas, his mother is no more! |
10 Sep 2019
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zoemorosini
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Exclamatory sentences have an exclamation point at the end. Take that off first. "What a" changes to "It�s a" and the command "Be quiet" can be restated with a period, or changed as below. By the way, the apostrophes I type are changing to strange symbols, so I put commas below instead.
It,s a cold day. Quiet, please. It,s a miracle. Alas, his mother is no more. OR His mother has passed away.
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11 Sep 2019
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redcamarocruiser
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Very nice choices, zoemorosini! I was wondering how to make the second one a statement. What about �It is not quiet� as another possibility? |
11 Sep 2019
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MoodyMoody
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A statement needs to have an explicit subject in English. "Quiet, please" is still imperative. What do you think of "You need to be quiet" as a statement. The imperative intent is still present, but the grammar is affirmative. |
14 Sep 2019
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redcamarocruiser
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Love it MoodyMoody! How about �the class needs to be quiet� as well?� |
14 Sep 2019
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