Question

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation marks:
what an interesting movie
a. What an interesting movie.
b. What an interesting movie,
c. What an interesting movie!
d. What an interesting movie?

Answer 1

Hint: If you are saying something which expresses joy or happiness, we use an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence since we are exclaiming something. We exclaim things if we are happy or angry.

Complete answer:
The given sentence talks about a movie which was found interesting by the person. When we find something interesting, we express joy because we are pleased with the thing. The given sentence is an exclamation, so the punctuation used should be an exclamation mark. The correct option is option c.
Option a is wrong because a full stop is used to state a fact. When you are giving your opinion on something such as good food or a great trip, it is not told as a fact. It is told as an experience with great happiness.
Option b is totally wrong because a comma defines a short pause in a sentence. A sentence never ends with a comma. If there is a comma it means the sentence is incomplete and there is a second part to the sentence. However, we can see that the given sentence in itself is a complete sentence.
Option d is wrong because it is not a question. A question mark is used after a question is asked. A question asks for an answer. For example, What is the price of the bag? Though this sentence also starts with the word ‘What’, it is not looking for an answer. It is expressing an experience of watching a good movie.

Note: Students may get confused between using a full stop or an exclamation mark. Always check for the enthusiasm level in such sentences. If you were to talk about a good experience about something, you would talk about it with a lot of excitement, right? Excitement in a sentence means you need an exclamation mark.