* Exclamatory Sentences: These sentences express strong emotion, often using exclamation marks (!). They focus on the speaker's reaction rather than the action itself.
* Passive Voice: Passive voice focuses on the receiver of the action, emphasizing what happened to the object.
The problem: Passive voice often loses the emotional impact of exclamatory sentences.
Example:
* Active (exclamatory): "What a beautiful sunset!"
* Passive (unnatural): "A beautiful sunset is being viewed!"
How to Maintain the Feeling:
Instead of trying to force passive voice, you can often rephrase the sentence to convey the same meaning without losing the exclamation:
* Rephrased (exclamatory): "How beautiful the sunset is!"
Key Point: The focus in exclamatory sentences is the emotion, not the action. Passive voice doesn't always capture that effectively.