感嘆句一般是用來表示說話時的喜悅、驚訝等強烈的情感。
中學要求掌握的主要英語感嘆句常用"what"和"how"引導。"what"和"how"與所修飾的詞(被強調部分)置於句首,其它部分用陳述句語序。
一、"what"引導的感嘆句。
"what"意為"多麼"用作定語,修飾名詞短語(被強調部分),單數可數名詞前要加不定冠詞a/an,複數可數名詞或不可數名詞前不用冠詞。
He is a clever boy.
→ What a clever boy (he is)! ( 他是)多麼聰明的男孩啊!
They are beautiful flowers.
→What beautiful flowers (they are)!(它們是)多麼漂亮的花啊!
It is fine weather.
→ What fine weather (it is)! 多麼好的天氣啊!
這類句子的結構形式是:What + (a/an)+形容詞+名詞 (+主語+謂語)!
「(a/an)+形容詞+名詞」也就是名詞短語,主語和謂語常常可以同時省略。
二、"how"引導的感嘆句。
"how"意為"多麼",用作狀語,修飾形容詞或副詞(被強調部分)。如果修飾形容詞,
則句中的謂語動詞用系動詞;如果how修飾副詞,則句中的謂語動詞用行為動詞。
The boy is clever.
→ How clever (the boy is)! (這個男孩)多麼聰明啊!/ 好聰明啊!
The girl is beautiful.
→How beautiful( the girl is)! (這女孩)多麼漂亮啊!/ 好漂亮啊!
They are working hard now.
→How hard they are working now! 他們幹得多麼起勁呀!
這類句子的結構形式是:How + 形容詞 / 副詞 (+主語+謂語)!
通常兩種句型有時可以相互轉換: she is a pretty girl.
How pretty the girl is! = What a pretty girl she is!
三、鞏固練習。
解題過程及技巧如下圖:
四、課後練習。
1 _________clever girl she is!
A What a B What C How a D how
2 __________interesting story it is!
A What an B What a C How an D How
3 _______ good children they are!
A What B What a C How a D How
4 ____________flowers they are!
A What beautiful B What a beautiful C How beautiful D How a beautiful
5 ___________ it is today!
A How cold B What cold C How a cold D What a cold
6 ___________bad weather it is!
A How B What C What a D How a
7 ______________good news it is !
A How B What a C How a D What
8 ___________ he writes!
A How good B How well C What good D What well
9 ____________ Li Lei runs!
A What fast boy B What fast C How fast D How a fast
10_______ hard he works!
A How B What C How a D What a
11 Which is true?
A. How tall the buildings are! B. What tall the buildings are!
C. How tall buildings they are! D. what a tall buildings they are!
12 __________ it is raining!
A How heavily B What heavy C How heavy D. What heavily
13 ____ delicious the food is!
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
14 ____ strange clothes he is wearing!
A. What a B. What C. How D. How a
15 ____ interesting information it is!
A. What B. How a C. What an D. How
16 _________ wonderful advice they gave!
A.How B.How a C.What D.What a
17.____good suggestion it is !
A.How B What C What a D How a
18._______important water is in our life!
A. How B. What C What an D How an