Affirmative to Negative Sentence Changing

 

Transformation of Sentences

Subject: English 2nd Paper

MD ERSHAD ALAM

Affirmative to Negative

No.	Affirmative	Negative	Example
1	Only(Person)	None but	Aff: Only Allah can help us. Neg: None but Allah can help us.
2	Only (Things)	Nothing but	Aff: He likes only sweet. Neg: He likes nothing but sweet.
3	Only (Age)	Not more than / Not less than	Aff: He is only ten. Neg: He is not more than ten.
4	Only (Number )	Not more than / Not less than	Aff: The man has only a shirt. Neg: The man has not more than a shirt.
5	Alone (Person)	None but	Aff: Allah alone can save us. Neg: None but Allah can save us.
6	Must	Can’t but / Can’t help+verb+ing	Aff: You must obey your parents. Neg: You cannot but obey your parents. / You cannot help obeying your parents.
7	Have to	Can’t but / Can’t help + verb+ing	Aff: We have to leave this beautiful world. Neg: We cannot but leave this beautiful world. / We cannot help leaving this beautiful world.
8	Has to	Can’t but / Can’t help + verb+ing	Aff: He has to run his family. Neg: He cannot but run his family. / He cannot help running his family.
9	Had to	Couldn’t but / Couldn’t help + verb+ing	Aff: I had to join the study tour. Neg: I could not but join the study tour. / I could not help joining the study tour.
10	Need to	Can’t but / Can’t help + verb+ing	Aff: I need to go there. Neg: I cannot but go there. /         I cannot help going there.
11	Needed to	Couldn’t but / Couldn’t help + verb+ing	Aff: I needed to go there. Neg: I could not but go there. / I could not help going there.
12	Many	Not a few	Aff: I have many friends. Neg: I have not a few friends.
13	A few	Not many	Aff: I have a few friends. I have not many friends.
14	A little	Not much	Aff: I have a little rice. Neg: I have not much rice.
15	much	Not a little	Aff: He has much money. Neg: He has not a little money.
16	As soon as	No sooner had …..than	Aff: As soon as the thief saw the police, he ran away. Neg: No sooner had the thief seen the police then he ran away.
17	Scarcely ……when	No sooner had …..than	Aff: Scarcely had the thief seen the police when he fled away. Neg: No sooner had the thief seen the police than he fled away.
18	Hardly …..when	No sooner had …..than	Aff: Hardly had the bird seen the hunter when it flew away. Neg: No sooner had the bird seen the hunter than it flew away.
19	Every + Noun Every mother Every student	There is no +noun+but+verb / There is no ….. who does not+ verb	Aff: Every mother loves her child. Neg: There is no mother but loves her child. / There is no mother who does not love her child.
20	As …….as	Not less ….than / No less ….than	Aff: My father is as wise as our Headmaster. Neg: My father is not less wise then our Headmaster.
21	Less ……. than	Not as …..as	Aff: My father is less wise then our Headmaster. Neg: My father is not as wise as our Headmaster.
22	Boyh ….and	Not only ……but also	Aff: He is both a student and a player. Neg: He is not only a student but also a player.
23	Too …….to	So  ……..that	Aff: He is too weak to walk. Neg: He is so week that he cannot walk.
24	Sometimes	Do not always / Does not always Did not always / Not always	Aff: Abed sometimes comes to our house. Neg: Abed does not always come to our house.
25	Always	Never + adjective’s antonym	Aff: Diba was always punctual. Neg: Diba was never late.
26	For the last time	Never …..again	Aff: He came here for the last time. Neg: He never came here again.
27	For good	Never …..again	Aff: He has given up smoking for good. Neg: He will never smoke again.
28	For ever	Never …..again	Aff: He has left the village forever. Neg: He will never come to his village again.
29	Affirmative word	Not + antonym	Aff: The man is happy. Neg: The man is not unhappy.
30	Universal truth	Negative Interrogative                                    ( auxiliary +n’t)	Aff: Health is wealth. Neg: Isn’t health wealth?

 Homework:

1)      Only the meritorious will get the job.

2)      Rishad was alone alive in the accident.

3)      I bought only a few chocolates for my son.

4)      He has only two handsets.

5)      We must obey our elders.

6)      All men must die.

7)      He is too weak to walk.

8)      The freedom fighters are both honorable and remembered.

9)      As soon as I got the job, I informed my friends.

10)  Every man wants to be crowned of success.

11)  A patriot is respected by all.

12)  Honesty is the best policy.

13)  Knowledge is power.

14)  I have a few friends.

15)  He had many friends but they did not come to assist him at his rainy day.

16)  There is a little water in the glass.

17)  Mr. Susan has much popularity in the society.

18)  Man is mortal.

19)  Dhaka is an old city.

20)  Anupoma is strong in English.