Exclaims has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Near yonder narrow road stands an old knight's castle; thick ivy creeps over the old ruined walls, leaf over leaf, even to the balcony, in which stands a beautiful maiden. She bends over the balustrades, and looks up the road. No rose on its stem is fresher than she; no apple-blossom, wafted by the wind, floats more lightly than she moves. Her rich silk rustles as she bends over and exclaims, 'Will he not come?' | |
| 2. | A sentence is a word or set of words which states, asks, commands or exclaims something. | |
| 3. | "Man I love mashed potatoes," one student exclaims — a comment met by nodding heads with full mouths. |