CONTOH:
- What a beautiful day! (Alangkah indahnya hari ini!)
- How beautiful you are! (Alangkah cantiknya kamu!)
- What an expensive car she has! (Alangkah mahalnya mobil yang ia miliki!)
- How clever you are! (Alangkah pintarnya Anda!)
- What beautiful eyes Linda has! (Alangkah indahnya mata Linda!)
- How interestingly you explained the lesson! (Alangkah menariknya cara Anda menjelaskan pelajaran!)
- How carelessly you drove just now! (Alangkah sembrononya cara Anda mengadarai tadi!)
Yakinkan Anda bisa menentukan bagaimana menggunakan WHAT dan HOW. Perhatikan contoh-contoh di atas.
Kadang-kadang eksklamasi (exclamatory sentences) digunakan tidak secara lengkap.
Contoh:
- What a joke! (lelucon ngaco itu!)
- What an interesting story!
- What a beautiful woman!
Latihan:
Rubahlah kalimat-kalimat berikut menjadi "exclamatory sentences".
- She is very polite.
- You have a big house.
- He has a clever idea.
- She sang the song beautifully.
- You drove your car very slowly.
Selamat mencoba!