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Exclamations<\/b>\u00a0are often constructed with\u00a0how\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0what\u00a0<\/b>or with\u00a0so\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0such<\/b>. Negative question forms are also common.<\/p>\n

Exclamations with how<\/h3>\n

Form: how + adjective\/adverb + subject + verb<\/b><\/p>\n

    \n
  • How cold it is! (NOT How it is cold!)<\/li>\n
  • How beautifully she sings!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The structure\u00a0how + subject + verb<\/b>\u00a0is also possible.<\/p>\n

      \n
    • How you have grown!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Exclamations with what<\/h3>\n

      Form: what a\/an (+ adjective) + singular countable noun<\/b><\/p>\n

        \n
      • What a lovely song! (NOT What lovely song!)<\/li>\n
      • What a surprise! (NOT What surprise!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        We use\u00a0what + adjective\u00a0<\/b>before an uncountable or plural noun.<\/p>\n

          \n
        • What lovely flowers! (NOT What a lovely flowers!)<\/li>\n
        • What fools! (NOT What a fools!)<\/li>\n
        • What beautiful weather! (NOT What a beautiful weather!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          What + object + subject + verb<\/b><\/h3>\n
            \n
          • What a beautiful smile you have! (NOT What a beautiful smile have you!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
            Exclamations with so and such<\/h5>\n

            Different structures are possible.<\/p>\n

            Form: so + adjective<\/b><\/p>\n

              \n
            • You are so sweet!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Form: such a\/an (+ adjective) + singular countable noun<\/b><\/p>\n

                \n
              • He is such a nice boy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Form: such (+ adjective) + uncountable\/plural noun<\/b><\/p>\n

                  \n
                • They are such kind people!<\/li>\n
                • They talk such rubbish!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Common mistakes in the use of exclamations<\/h2>\n

                  Incorrect: What a fun!
                  \nCorrect: What fun!<\/p>\n

                  Incorrect: What rude man!
                  \nCorrect: What a rude man!<\/p>\n

                  Incorrect: What surprise!
                  \nCorrect: What a surprise!<\/p>\n

                  In exclamations we use\u00a0what a\/an<\/b>\u00a0before a singular countable noun. Articles are not used before uncountable and plural nouns. Note the word order:<\/p>\n

                  What + a\/an + (adjective) + singular countable noun<\/b>
                  \nWhat + (adjective) + uncountable \/ plural noun<\/b><\/p>\n

                  Incorrect: How it is sweet!
                  \nCorrect: How sweet it is!<\/p>\n

                  Incorrect: How she sings beautifully!
                  \nCorrect: How beautifully she sings!<\/p>\n

                  The correct pattern is:\u00a0how + adjective \/ adverb + subject + verb<\/b><\/p>\n

                  Incorrect: She is such pretty girl!
                  \nCorrect: She is such a pretty girl!<\/p>\n

                  Incorrect: They are such a kind people!
                  \nCorrect: They are such kind people!<\/p>\n

                  In exclamations,\u00a0such a\/an<\/b>\u00a0is used before singular countable nouns. Articles are not used before uncountable or plural nouns. Note the word order:<\/p>\n

                  Such a\/an + (adjective) + singular countable noun<\/b>
                  \nSuch + (adjective) + uncountable \/ plural noun<\/b><\/p>\n

                  Incorrect: What a beautiful smile has she!
                  \nCorrect: What a beautiful smile she has!<\/p>\n

                  Note the word order:\u00a0what + object + subject + verb<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Exclamations\u00a0are often constructed with\u00a0how\u00a0and\u00a0what\u00a0or with\u00a0so\u00a0and\u00a0such. Negative question forms are also common. Exclamations with how Form: how + adjective\/adverb + subject + verb How cold it is! (NOT How it is cold!) How beautifully she...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[1853,2556,2557],"class_list":["post-73847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar","tag-exclamation","tag-exclamations","tag-exclamations-mistakes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73847"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73850,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73847\/revisions\/73850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}