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Exclamative sentences (les phrases à la forme exclamative) allow us to express strong emotions like surprise, anger, joy, or fear in French.
French exclamations use four structures: Quel(le)(s) + noun (Quelle belle journée!), Comme + clause (Comme tu es grand!), Que + clause (Que c'est beau!), and Qu'est-ce que + clause (Qu'est-ce qu'il fait chaud!). These express surprise, admiration, or strong emotion and do not require inversion.
Always end with an exclamation mark ( ! )
Often start with an exclamative word (que, comme, quel...)
Have rising intonation in spoken language
In French punctuation, there is always a space before the exclamation mark !
Ah ! / Oh !
Surprise
Aïe !
Pain
Chut !
Silence
Hé !
Attention
Tiens !
Surprise
Tant pis !
Regret
Allez !
Courage
Ouf !
Relief
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