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It does not ask for an answer. In writing, it usually ends with an exclamation mark (**!**).\n\n:::example\nYou see a beautiful beach: **What a beautiful beach!**\n\nYour friend gives you a present: **How kind of you!**\n\nYou miss the last bus: **What bad luck!**\n:::\n\nThese forms are useful in conversation and personal messages. Avoid using too many exclamation marks in formal writing.\n\n## 2. What with nouns\n\nUse **What** before a noun or an adjective + noun. The form depends on the noun.\n\n| Type of noun | Pattern | Example |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Singular countable noun | What + a\u002Fan + adjective + noun! | **What a lovely day!** |\n| Plural countable noun | What + adjective + noun! | **What lovely flowers!** |\n| Uncountable noun | What + adjective + noun! | **What lovely weather!** |\n\nUse **a\u002Fan** with a singular countable noun. Choose **a** before a consonant sound and **an** before a vowel sound in the next word:\n\n- **What a great idea!**\n- **What an interesting book!**\n\nDo not use **a\u002Fan** with plural or uncountable nouns.\n\n:::note\nAn adjective is not always necessary: **What a surprise!** and **What a mess!** are common exclamations.\n:::\n\n## 3. How with adjectives and adverbs\n\nUse **How + adjective** to react to a quality. An adjective describes someone or something.\n\n:::example\nThe view is beautiful. → **How beautiful!**\n\nThe tickets are expensive. → **How expensive!**\n\nYour friend offers to help. → **How kind of you!**\n:::\n\nUse **How + adverb + subject + verb** to react to the way someone does something. An adverb describes an action.\n\n:::example\nMia runs very fast. → **How fast Mia runs!**\n\nYou dance very well. → **How well you dance!**\n:::\n\nFull exclamations such as **How well you dance!** can sound more expressive than everyday comments such as *You dance really well!*\n\n## 4. Adding a subject and verb\n\nYou can add a subject and verb after the main words of an exclamation. Use **statement word order**, not question word order.\n\n| Short exclamation | With a subject and verb |\n| --- | --- |\n| **What a lovely day!** | **What a lovely day it is!** |\n| **What beautiful flowers!** | **What beautiful flowers these are!** |\n| **How cold!** | **How cold it is!** |\n| **How tall!** | **How tall you are!** |\n\nCompare a question and an exclamation:\n\n- **How tall is Ben?** — I want to know his height.\n- **How tall Ben is!** — I am surprised by his height.\n\n:::warning\nDo not change the word order into a question when you add the subject and verb.\n\n✓ **How cold it is!**\n\n✗ How cold is it! — For this exclamation, put **it** before **is**.\n:::\n\n## 5. Choosing What or How\n\nLook at the words you want to emphasise.\n\n| With an adjective + noun: What | With an adjective: How |\n| --- | --- |\n| **What a beautiful garden!** | **How beautiful the garden is!** |\n| **What expensive shoes!** | **How expensive these shoes are!** |\n| **What delicious food!** | **How delicious this food is!** |\n\nBoth forms can express the same feeling, but their structures are different.\n\n:::warning\nRemember the noun pattern:\n\n✗ What beautiful day!\n\n✓ **What a beautiful day!** — *Day* is singular and countable.\n\n✗ What a nice weather!\n\n✓ **What nice weather!** — *Weather* is uncountable.\n\n✗ How a lovely room!\n\n✓ **What a lovely room!** — Use **What** before **a lovely room**.\n:::\n\n## 6. Quick checklist\n\n1. With a noun, choose **What**: **What a wonderful meal!**\n2. With a singular countable noun, include **a\u002Fan**. With plural or uncountable nouns, leave it out.\n3. 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