Exclamatory sentences in Tagalog grammar follow a different structure than in English. Instead of starting with “what” or “how”, Tagalog uses words such as “ang”, “napaka”, “ano”, “sobra”, and “gaano”, followed by the adjective or verb, to express emotion. The order of words in the sentence may shift, but the overall message remains the same. The point of these sentences is to express a strong feeling or reaction, such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement, or urgency.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct word to complete the exclamatory sentences
1. “Ang *talino* (smart) mo naman!”
2. “*Anong* (What) sarap ng pagkain!”
3. “Napaka *maganda* (beautiful) ng damit mo.”
4. “Sobrang *malas* (unlucky) ko talaga.”
5. “Gaano ka *naroroon* (there) ka na.”
6. “Ang *lakas* (strong) ng hangin!”
7. “*Anong* (What) laki ng bahay mo.”
8. “Sobra na *itong* (this) traffic!”
9. “Masyado *nakakatakot* (scary) ang pelikula.”
10. “*Napakasakit* (painful) ng ulo ko.”
11. “Ang *sarap* (delicious) ng ice cream!”
12. “Ano ba *yan* (that)!”
13. “Sobra *ka* (you) naman!”
14. “Gaano ka *kabilis* (fast) tumakbo.”
15. “Napaka *mahal* (expensive) naman ng ticket.”
2. “*Anong* (What) sarap ng pagkain!”
3. “Napaka *maganda* (beautiful) ng damit mo.”
4. “Sobrang *malas* (unlucky) ko talaga.”
5. “Gaano ka *naroroon* (there) ka na.”
6. “Ang *lakas* (strong) ng hangin!”
7. “*Anong* (What) laki ng bahay mo.”
8. “Sobra na *itong* (this) traffic!”
9. “Masyado *nakakatakot* (scary) ang pelikula.”
10. “*Napakasakit* (painful) ng ulo ko.”
11. “Ang *sarap* (delicious) ng ice cream!”
12. “Ano ba *yan* (that)!”
13. “Sobra *ka* (you) naman!”
14. “Gaano ka *kabilis* (fast) tumakbo.”
15. “Napaka *mahal* (expensive) naman ng ticket.”
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct word to complete the exclamatory sentences
1. “Ang *layo* (far) pa natin!”
2. “Ano ba *ito* (this)!”
3. “Napakabait *mo* (you).”
4. “Sobrang *init* (hot) ngayon.”
5. “Grabe *ka* (you)!”
6. “*Napakadaldal* (talkative) mo naman.”
7. “Ang *baho* (smelly) naman dito.”
8. “*Napakatamis* (sweet) ng cake.”
9. “Ano ba *naman* (really) iyan!”
10. “Sobrang *lamig* (cold) sa labas.”
11. “Ang *kalat* (mess) mo naman!”
12. “*Gaano* (How) katagal pa?”
13. “Napakaganda *ng* (of) view!”
14. “Anong *oras* (time) na!”
15. “Sobrang *ingay* (loud) nito.”
2. “Ano ba *ito* (this)!”
3. “Napakabait *mo* (you).”
4. “Sobrang *init* (hot) ngayon.”
5. “Grabe *ka* (you)!”
6. “*Napakadaldal* (talkative) mo naman.”
7. “Ang *baho* (smelly) naman dito.”
8. “*Napakatamis* (sweet) ng cake.”
9. “Ano ba *naman* (really) iyan!”
10. “Sobrang *lamig* (cold) sa labas.”
11. “Ang *kalat* (mess) mo naman!”
12. “*Gaano* (How) katagal pa?”
13. “Napakaganda *ng* (of) view!”
14. “Anong *oras* (time) na!”
15. “Sobrang *ingay* (loud) nito.”
