Exclamatory Adjectives

Exclamatory Adjectives :



This Adjective is also a part of speech. This adjective is used to show our emotions. So, it is used with a noun. We know that the word WHAT is an interrogative word. But at the same time, the same word WHAT can be used to express our strong emotions or our surprises. So, this type of adjective is used to express our strong emotions and surprises. In addition to WHAT, HOW is also used to do the same function of expressing our emotions and surprises. So, both WHAT and HOW are coming under this category. When these words are used as exclamatory words, we have to use the exclamation mark (!) at the end of the sentence.

WHAT can be used in an exclamatory sense.

1. What fine books you have bought !
2. What nonsense this is !
3. What a piece of work is man ! (Shakespeare)

Few more sentences with this type of adjectives are ….

1. What a beautiful child!
2. What a scene!
3. What a foolishness!
4. What a big house you have!
5. What a wonderful explanation!
6. What brilliant boys!
7. What a surprise!
8. What a climax!
9. What a funny moment!
10. How strange things !
11. What a cute child she is!
12. What an intelligent professor you have!

You might have notices that in the above sentences, no verb has been used. We would not use a verb when we are surprised and when we really mean what we say. That is our nature.

For a singular noun, we have to follow this format. Here we use an article.

What + a / an + adjective + noun + !

1. What a short girl!
2. What an intelligent girl!
3. What a spacious room!
4. What a big factory!

For a plural noun, we have to follow this format. Here we do not use an article.

What + adjective + noun + !

1. What the scholar girls!
2. What the colorful flowers!
3. What the distant villages!
4. What the natural scenes!

For a plural noun in collection forms, we have to use this format.

What + collective noun + of + adjective + plural noun + !

1. What a group of beautiful girls!
2. What a bunch of colorful flowers!
3. What a collection of rare books!
4. What a band of musicians!

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15. Definite Demonstratives
    
16. Indefinite Demonstrative Adjectives
    
17. Indefinite Demonstratives
    
18. Distributive Adjectives
    
19. Interrogative Adjectives
    
20. Possessive Adjectives
    
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22. First Person Possessive Adjectives
    
23. Second Person Possessive Adjectives
    
24. Third Person Possessive Adjectives
    
25. Emphasizing Adjectives
    
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31. Attributive Use of Adjectives
    
32. Predicative Use of Adjectives
    
33. The Degrees of Comparison
    
34. Comparison of Adjectives
    
35. Latin Comparatives of Adjectives
    
36. Irregular Comparisons of Adjectives
    
37. Formation of Comparatives and Superlatives
    
38. Formation of Comparative and Superlative
    
39. Uses of Quantitative Adjectives
    
40. Uses of Numeral Adjectives
    
41. Definite Numeral Quantities
    
42. Uses of Demonstrative Adjectives
    
43. Uses of Distributive Phrases
    
44. Uses of Distributive Adjectives
    
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55. Comparatives which have lost their force
    
56. Latin Comparatives
    
57. English Comparatives
    
58. Adjectives used as Nouns
    
59. Adjectives in Pairs
    
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62. Adjectives Used Attributively
    
63. Adjectives Used Predicatively
    
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