![]() ![]() ![]() Sometimes we may reinforce an exclamative sentence with an interjection in front of it (example: God, Oh, Wow). Certainly, we use exclamative sentences more in speaking than in writing. Generally, we use exclamative sentences less than the other sentence types ( declarative, interrogative, imperative). Look at these examples: exclamative sentence It expresses our personal and magnified assessment of the situation. The usual function (job) of an exclamative sentence is to help the speaker express a strong (often extreme) opinion about a situation-an "exclamatory statement". What is the function of an exclamative sentence? The final punctuation is usually, but not necessarily, an exclamation mark ( !).Įxclamative sentences can be in any tense. The typical form (structure) of an exclamative sentence is: What What is the form of an exclamative sentence? What a liar he is! (exclamative-exclamation).On the current page we consider only the real exclamative sentence, which begins with What or How and usually ends with an exclamation mark, for example: They are simply various sentence types made with emotion and given an exclamation mark/point to show that emotion. Because messages with exclamation points resemble true spam emails looking to scam recipients, they are treated the same by email providers. Especially when they’re in the subject line. Don't be so stupid! ( imperative-command)īut the above sentences are NOT "exclamative sentence types". Like emails with all caps, emails with exclamation points are food for spam catchers.Who the hell are you?! ( interrogative-question).Note that exclamation can ALSO mean any expression of strong emotion including one-word interjections like ouch! hey! wow! Sentence examples are: ![]()
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