Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners - Robin Torres-Gouzerh 2016

The exclamation point
23 Punctuation

An exclamation point or mark is used to signal an interjection, which is often associated with fear, surprise, shock, excitement, or disbelief. An exclamation point can also be used instead of a question mark to indicate that the overall emotion of a question is surprise, not interrogation.

That’s amazing!

Great!

He stops short, shoots, and scores!

Did they really believe we were that stupid!

Exercise 23.6 Insert questions marks and exclamation points where needed.

1. Are you serious

2. Get out of here now

3. What do you think of the president’s decision to go to war his views on foreign policy his thoughts on the economy

4. Quickly What are you waiting for

5. Are you in a hurry

6. When were you going to tell me

7. Super

8. That’s so cool

9. Do you think the corporation will apologize for unjustly firing those employees taking away their retirement not providing them with a severance package

10. Are you out of your mind