December 5, 2024

Optative sentences – Definition, Examples & Exercise

Optative sentences

These sentences are used to express blessing, hope, wish, prayer or curse. We use exclamatory punctuation at the end of the sentences.

Have a look some examples of optative sentences:

May God bless you! Wish you a very happy married life!
May God save you! May God have mercy on your child!
May you live a long life! May you win the match!
Long live the king! Wish you a happy journey!
Wish you all the best! Long live the Suryavanshi Empire!
Let the world be peaceful! Let there be light in the world!
May you have a happy life! May you find the right path in your life!
May God help us find the way! Long live the kingdom!

Here are some more examples of optative sentences:

Wish:

Best of luck! Wish you all the best!
I wish! I were you! I wish! He would be rich.
I wish! I would fly. Would that! he would come.
Would that! He were rich. Would that! She would top in the examination.

Bless

May God help his family! May God help him in winning the match!
May God give me ten million rupees soon! May you live a long life!
May the best boy win! May you be happy in your life!
May you overcome the troubles! May God provide him a successful life!

Curse

May God ruin your business empire!

May God you lose the match!

May you forget in the examination!

May you forget in exams!

May you catch red-handed in the exam hall!

Prayer

May God help us!

May God fulfil our dream!

May God save us from the epidemic!

May God send the messenger to show the right way!

Exercise:

Find the errors in optative sentences

  1. May you got success soon!
  2. God may help him!
  3. Wishing you all the best for your exams!
  4. Best of luck.
  5. May God curses you!
  6. May God saved you!
  7. May you lived long life!
  8. Long live the king!
  9. Might you have a happy life!
  10. May you been happy in your life!
  11. I wish! I was you!
  12. I wish! I may save him.
  13. I wish He would rich.
  14. Would that! He was rich.
  15. Would that! he would came.
  16. Would that! She would topped in her class.
  17. Wish your a happy married lilfe!
  18. Long lived the Suryavanshi Empire!
  19. Let the world been peaceful!
  20. Let there be light in the world!

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