Practice Makes Perfect

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Exclamations and 

commands

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3.  It is hot outside! Qu’  

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4.  The lemonade is cold! Que  

 !

5.  Lucie is so tired!   

6.  Good! Now we (fem.) are ready!  

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EXERCICE

Express the following English statements in French as affirmative exclamations.

1.  I am so cute!    

2.  I dance so well!    

3.  I have so many friends!    

4.  My boss loves me a lot!    

5.  I am very rich!    

6.  Everybody admires me!    

Exclamatory sentences introduced by exclamatory 

conjunctions, adverbs, or adjectives

Exclamation words express the attitudes and emotions of the speaker. A definition of a formal 

exclamatory sentence (used in writing) is one that begins with an exclamation word.