TYPICAL ERROR Eureka. I have finally understood how to solve Rubik’s cube.
CORRECTION Eureka! I have finally understood how to solve Rubik’s cube!
EXPLANATION Exclamation marks are used when something is being stated very emphatically, with strong emotion, such as anger, surprise, fear. They can be used after individual words:
Eureka! Nonsense! Halt!
and they can be used after complete sentences:
Now that is a curious sculpture!
The Yahoo! company actually uses an exclamation mark in its company name because the exclamation ‘Yahoo!’ is an exclamation that we make when we succeed or are excited. The implication is that you will have a ‘Yahoo!’ experience if you browse with Yahoo!
While exclamation marks are most often used in direct speech, they can also be used in sentences such as these:
- I did not know that they were married!
- That is easy for him to say!
Place an exclamation mark where needed in each of these sentences.