Exclamatory Sentences to Express Compliment or Gratitude.

I live in a beautiful country. I love the country life. Every morning when I get up and open the window, I can hear the little birds sing outside. Today is a fine day. The rain has ceased. The sun shines again. It shines in through the window. I go out and look around. I see that the fields and the hills are green. The flowers and the houses are red. The clouds above are white. Everything looks pleasant. How beautiful the country is!

In exclamatory sentences, we use ‘what’ to describe nouns, and use ‘how’ to describe adjectives and adverbs, as in the following examples.

What a quiet night it is!
How quiet the night is!
What a beautiful country it is!
How beautiful the country is!
What a clever boy he is!
How clever the boy is!
What pretty girls they are!
How beautiful the girls are!

Excuse me, but I was just admiring your bag. It’s really nice.
Oh, thank you.
Could you tell me where you got it? I have been looking for one like that for a long time.
It’s from Sarinah Dept Store.
Oh, thank you very much.
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Oh, I love your earrings, they are so beautiful!
Thank you. They’re silver.
I know. Are they Yogya silver?
No, they are Bali silver. I got them in Ubud.
Oh, I see.
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Happy birthday, Ed. Wow, what a cool watch you have! Is that a present?
Thanks. Yes, it’s a birthday present from my aunt. She bought it in Singapore.
Lucky you! I wish I had a watch like that.
I hope you’ll get a watch like this on your next birthday.

Expressing Compliments Lesson 2: Expressing Gratitude / Expressing Thanks.

Expressing Compliments Lesson 3: Expressing Romantic Compliments.