exclamatory
/ɪkˈsklæmətəri/adjective
उच्चारण इक्स्क्लैमटरी
विस्मयादिबोधक, उद्गारात्मक
Advanced wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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expressing surprise, strong feelings or pain
विस्मयादिबोधक, उद्गारात्मक
- an exclamatory sentence such as 'What a beautiful day!'
- 'How lovely!' is a good example of an exclamatory sentence.
- An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark.
+ 2 more examples
- The sentence What a goal! is an exclamatory remark.
- The students were asked to turn each statement into an exclamatory sentence.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
ex·clam·a·to·ry
With -clama- (the i of exclaim is dropped: not 'exclaimatory').
बीच में -clama- (exclaim का i हट जाता है: 'exclaimatory' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
The four kinds of sentence are declarative (statement), interrogative (question), imperative (command or request) and exclamatory (strong feeling, ending with !: 'How lovely the garden is!').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: वाक्य के चार प्रकार declarative (कथन), interrogative (प्रश्न), imperative (आदेश या अनुरोध) और exclamatory (तीव्र भावना, ! से अंत: 'How lovely the garden is!') हैं।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A word that expresses sudden feeling, such as 'Alas!' or 'Wow!', is an interjection.
अचानक भावना व्यक्त करने वाला शब्द, जैसे 'Alas!' या 'Wow!', interjection।