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The exclamatory sentences are those statements that allow the speaker to express emotions and feelings with spontaneity and simplicity. For example: I can not believe it!
The moods that exclamatory sentences can enclose are diverse: surprise, fright, joy, nostalgia, uncertainty, pain, regret, anger and many others.
- In the orality, exclamatory sentences are characterized by an elevation of the tone of voice in the initial phase, and then make a rapid decrease in it.
- In the writing, exclamatory sentences are expressed through the use of exclamation marks (!) that frame the sentence. The opening mark of the exclamation mark has the superscript period (that is, above), while the closing mark is subscribed (that is, below).
In Spanish it is considered a spelling error to write only the closing sign, which is correct in English. No space should be left between the opening exclamation mark and the first word of the statement, nor between the last and the closing exclamation mark, which also serves as a point, when a new statement is opened after it.
It may happen that several exclamatory sentences are chained, each one delimited by its corresponding exclamation marks, or they can be considered as parts of a single sentence.
But when the exclamation is made up of duplications or reduplications, the most usual thing is that the exclamatory structure is assumed as a whole and that the signs are placed only at the beginning and at the end.
Exclamative sentences are usually interjections applied with various intentions, such as appellative, expressive and representative. Also onomatopoeia, expressions of surprise or irony, orders, supplications, omens and the manifestation of a wish. This means that an exclamatory statement can be both exhortative and wishful thinking.
The duplication or triplication of the exclamation marks is only allowed under certain communicative situations.
- See also: Signs of admiration
Examples of exclamatory sentences
- You finally realize it!
- I am fed up with your complaints!
- Oh, I got burned!
- He turned around and bang, all to the ground.
- Hahaha!
- Wow wow!
- What audacity!
- Yes Yes! I do it right away.
- Is incredible!
- !! Congratulations!!
- Merry Christmas!
- Shut up!
- How much I miss it!
- Poof! What a way to perspire! I thought you would find out ...
- It is outrageous!
- I opened the door a good time!
- There is no one to answer the phone
- Martha! They are looking for you!
- Up! Down! Up! Down!
- Lucky you heard noises!
Follow with:
- Exclamatory adjectives
- Exclamatory adverbs
- Exclamation sentences
Types of statements
- Statements exclamatory. They affirm an idea with emphasis. For example: I'm hungry!
- Interrogative statements. They pose a question and therefore expect an answer from the interlocutor (unless it is a rhetorical question). For example: How much does this chair cost?
- Exhortative statements. Also called "imperatives", they have the objective of convincing, suggesting or imposing. For example: Take care when you walk in that area.
- Wishful statements. They express a wish. For example: I hope the sun rises tomorrow.
- Declarative statements. They affirm a clear and objective idea. For example: I bought a table on sale.
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