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How do you change exclamatory to declarative?

To change an exclamatory sentence to a declarative sentence, you need to remove the exclamation point and any other elements that make it sound emphatic, such as intensifiers (very, incredibly, etc.) and interjections (Wow!, Oh!). Here's how you can do it:

1. Remove the exclamation point. This is the most obvious change.

2. Remove intensifiers. Words like "very," "extremely," "incredibly," etc., are used to emphasize a statement. Remove them to make the sentence more neutral.

3. Remove interjections. Words like "Wow!," "Oh!," "Goodness!," etc., are used to express strong emotion. Remove them to make the sentence more matter-of-fact.

4. Change the word order if needed. Sometimes, the order of words in an exclamatory sentence is changed for emphasis. For example, "What a beautiful day it is!" might become "It is a beautiful day."

Example:

* Exclamatory: "Wow! That was an amazing movie!"

* Declarative: "That was an amazing movie."

Here are some more examples:

* Exclamatory: "You're incredibly smart!"

* Declarative: "You are smart."

* Exclamatory: "Oh, that was a close call!"

* Declarative: "That was a close call."

* Exclamatory: "How beautiful the sunset is!"

* Declarative: "The sunset is beautiful."

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