The exclamatory statements are those statements that They allow the speaker to express emotions and feelings with spontaneity and simplicity. For example: I can not believe it!
The moods that exclamatory statements can contain are diverse: surprise, fright, joy, nostalgia, uncertainty, pain, regret, anger and many others.
- In the orality, exclamatory utterances are characterized by a rise in the tone of voice in the initial phase, to later make a rapid decrease in it.
- In the writing, exclamatory statements are expressed through the use of exclamation marks (!) that frame the sentence. The opening mark of the exclamation point is subscripted (ie, above), while the closing point is subscripted (ie, below).
In Spanish it is considered a misspelling 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 word and the closing exclamation mark, which also serves as a period, when a new statement is opened after it.
It can happen that several exclamatory statements are chained, each delimited by their corresponding exclamation marks, or they can be considered as parts of a single statement.
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.
Interjections applied with various intentions, such as appellative, expressive and representative, are usually exclamatory statements. Also onomatopoeia, expressions of surprise or irony, orders, pleas, omens and the manifestation of a wish. This means that an exclamatory statement can be both exhortative and desiderative.
The doubling or tripling of exclamation marks is only allowed under certain communicative situations.
Examples of exclamatory sentences
- He finally realizes!
- You have fed me up with your complaints!
- Oh, I burned!
- He turned around and boom!, everything to the ground.
- Hahaha!
- Wow wow!
- What nerve!
- Yes Yes! I’ll do it right away.
- Is incredible!
- !! Congratulations!!
- Merry Christmas!
- Shut up!
- How much I miss him!
- poof! What a way to perspire! I thought you would find out…
- It is outrageous!
- I opened the door for a good time!
- There is no one to answer the phone
- Martha! They are looking for you!
- Up! Below! Up! Below!
- Lucky you heard noises!
Types of statements
- Statements exclamatory. They affirm an idea with emphasis. For example: I am 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?
- hortatory statements. Also called “imperatives”, they have the objective of convincing, suggesting or imposing. For example: Take care when you walk through 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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