Good morning

Introduction• Mst. Rashida Khatun

• Shahid Sekendar High School

• Bagmara, Rajshahi.

• ID. 29

• Sub: Eanglish grammer

• Class: Eight Time: 40 min’s

Look at the following sentences and try to say what happened there:

It is a very nice picture .

What a nice picture it is !

Today’s lesson title

• Transformation of sentences:-

(Exclamatory to assertive)

Objectives

• Can say the rules.

• Able to transfer exclamatory to assertive sentence according to the

rules.

Presentation• Rule 1 : If a word in a sentence

express sorry.

Statement : Replace “it is a matter of sorrow that” instead of the sorry word

Example:Exclamatory : Alas! I have lost my pen .

Asser. : It is a matter of sorrow that I have lost my pen .

Rule 2 : If a word in a sentence express joy –

Statement : Replace “it is a mater of joy that” instead of joy word .

Example :

Exclamatory: Hurrah ! We have passed the exam.

Assertive: It is a matter of joy that we have passed the exam .

Individual work• Transfer the following sentences into

assfrtive.

1. Hurrah ! We are victorious .

2. Alas ! My father is dead !

Time: 4 min’s

Rule 3 : If a sentence starts with how or what .Structure :Sub.+ verb + a very/a great + next words of how/what .

Note : We have to use only very/great when a sentence starts with how.

Example :

Exclamatory: What a nice fellow your father is ! Assertive : Your father is a very nice fellow.

Exclamatory : How talkative she is !

Assertive : She is very talkative .

Rule 4 : If a sentence starts with had / if : Statement : “I wish” is used in place of if . “I wish” is used at the very beginning and had is gone after the subject .

Example :

Exclamatory : If I were a king !

Assertive : I wish I were a king .

Exclamatory : Had I the wings of a bird !Assertive : I wish I had the wings of a bird .

Group work

Transfer the following sentences into assertive.

1. What an exciting game it was !

2. If I got one hundred taka !

3. How sweetly the cuckoo sings !

4. What a pity it is !

Time: 8 min’s

EvaluationTransfer the following sentence

intoassertive.

1.Had I a pencil like this !2.How fast her hair grows !

Time: 4 min’s

Home workTransfer the following sentences

assertive to exclamatory :1. It was a very lucky day.

2. I wish I were young again.3. The girl sings very sweetly.

4. Hurrah ! We are victorious. 5. Bravo ! The little boy have come fast.

6. I wish had been a merchant.

7. The sight is very pathetic.

8. You are a great fool.

Thank you all