Transformation of sentence

Transformation of sentence

Transformation of sentence (Affirmative to Negative)

Rules	Affirmative	Negative
01	Only (If it indicates – person/ Allah)	None but
	Only (If it indicates – thing)	Nothing but
	Only (If it indicates – other: age; prize)	Not more than/ not less than
	Alone	None but
02	As soon as … … ….	No sooner had + Subject + v3 … ….
03	… must …	Cannot but + v1/ cannot help + v-ing
	… must have + v3 …	Could not but + v1
04	… too … … to …	… so … … that …
05	Superlative	Positive
	Comparative	Positive
	Positive	Comparative
06	Sometimes	… not always … (does/ do/ did etc.)
07	… both … … and …	… not only … … but also …
	… and …	… but also …
08	Always	Never + (wecixZ kã)
09	Every + (noun) …	There is no + (noun) + but + … …
10	… to be/ to have/ modal verb …	… to be/ to have/ modal verb + not + (wecixZ kã)
11	… less … than …	… not as … as …

always	never	pleasant	unpleasant
good	bad	pleased	displeased
friend	foe	legal	illegal
active	inactive	possible	impossible
absent	present	literate	illiterate
agree	disagree	punctual	late
doubtful	undubtful	regular	irregular
grateful	ungrateful	responsible	irresponsible
honest	dishonest	real	unreal
honesty	dishonesty	rich	poor
happy	unhappy	remember	forget
hard	easy	right	wrong
honour	dishonour	sincere	insincere
healthy	unhealthy	solvent	insolvent
love	hate	wise	unwise
moral	immoral	willing	unwilling
mortal	immortal	tall	short
comfortable	uncomfortable	heavy	light
obey	disobey	intelligent	dull
obedient	disobedient	very	not a little

Practice now:

1. He is the best player. (negative)
2. Day to day life in Dhaka is expensive. (negative)
3. But the cook told him this duck had only one leg. (negative)
4. It lives together. (negative)
5. His wife Catherine loves gardening. (negative)
6. Everybody must be conscious of health. (negative)
7. They cannot buy fly far away from our country. (affirmative)
8. She felt happy at my generosity. (negative)
9. People who are not punctual create problems not only for themselves but for others as well. (aff.)
10. I found not reach the exam hall in due time. (affirmative)
11. I could see nothing except the sky. (affirmative)
12. It gives birth to only one calf at a time. (negative)
13. All must submit to destiny. (negative)
14. No sooner had he seen me than he began to weep. (affirmative)
15. It is very difficulty for a poor country like Bangladesh to bear this high expense. (negative)

Home task:

1. They must be punctual, industrious and truthful. (negative)
2. We always remember their memories. (negative)
3. Man makes fire to cook food. (negative)
4. But books are always prepared to be by your side. (negative)
5. They are your real friends in your life. (negative-interrogative)
6. So, we should be honest in our life. (negative)
7. Their contribution will never be forgotten. (affirmative)
8. Rob’s father is as rich as a king. (negative)
9. So, Robi had no want. (affirmative)
10. The causes of traffic jam are many. (negative)
11. Unfortunately many think poverty to be blessing. (negative)

Examination now:

1. He is loved by everybody. (negative)
2. So, the literacy rate in Bangladesh is very poor. (negative)
3. The cook told him that the duck had one leg only. (negative)
4. But as soon as the crow opened the mouth to sing, the meat fell from its break. (negative)
5. Only poverty is responsible for this. (negative)
6. He has nothing but a few friends. (affirmative)
7. He must obey your parents. (negative)
8. No one could deny that she was pretty. (affirmative)
9. As soon as the thief saw the police, he ran away. (negative)