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D. Label each sentence as command, advice and request.

1. Take off your shoes right away. ________________________________

2. Please turn the volume down. _________________________________

3. You ought to help the needy. _________________________________

4. You’d had better open a savings account. _______________________

5. Open your book to page no. 134. ______________________________

6. You should be kind to them. __________________________________

7. Please give me a call tomorrow. _______________________________

An Exclamatory sentence demonstrates a strong feeling and emotion.

An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark. – (!)

Examples: Alas! My dog is dead. (shock)
Wow! You look pretty in this dress. (admiration)

Oh my god! I can’t believe my eyes. (surprise)
Ouch! You stepped on my toe. (anger)

The words ‘what’ and ‘how’ intensify the expression.

Examples: Wow! The UK is a developed country. (mild admiration)
What a developed country the UK is! (extreme admiration)

What + (a/an) adjective + noun

If there is no article—a, an or the, the word ‘how’ must be used to
intensify the emotion.
For example: How talented Albert Einstein was!

How + adjective + noun

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