Question

Choose the correct option from Assertive to Exclamatory transformation for the sentence given:

I wish I had wings of a dove.

1. O that I had wings of a dove!
2. I am desirous of having wings of a dove!
3. What if I had wings of a dove!
4. How can one have wings of a dove!

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : O that I had wings of a dove!

The correct answer is - O that I had wings of a dove!

• Let's look at the points given below:
  • An assertive sentence expresses the validity or truth of a basic assertion.
  • An exclamatory sentence makes a statement that conveys strong emotion or excitement.
  • An exclamatory sentence generally starts with 'what/how/O that' and ends with an exclamation mark (!).
  • While transforming a sentence from one form to another, its essence, meaning and tense should remain the same.
  • One of the ways to convert an assertive sentence into an exclamatory sentence is - the auxiliary verb is put at the end of the sentence.
  • The desired structure is followed only in the 1st option.
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The transformed sentence is - O that I had wings of a dove!