LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCE

Transformation of Sentence

Affirmative to Negative

Read the following sentence:-

Affirmative:- I always agreed with him.

Negative:-  I never disagreed with him.

Affirmative:-He was always punctual.

Negative:- He was never late.

structure:-

Affirmative:-subject+always+verb+ext.

Negative:- subject+never+opposite verb+ext.

Affirmative:-subject+auxiliary verb+always+verb/adjective/adverb+ext.

Negative:- subject+auxiliary verb+never+opposite verb/adjective/adverb+ext.

If there is always in an affirmative sentence,never will be used for ever/always in negative sentence and verb /adjective/adverb will be opposite meaning.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Affirmative:-He is too weak to walk.

Negative:- He is so weak that he cannot walk.

Affirmative:-They were too busy to help you.

Negative:- They were so busy that they could not help you.

structure:-

Affirmative:-subject+verb+too+adjective+to+verb+ext.

Negative:- subject+verb+so +adjective+that+subject+can/could+not+verb+ext.

If there is present tense before too,can will be used after that and if there is past tense before too,could will be used after that.Again when there is for +noun/pronoun after too+adjective,the noun/pronoun after for will be the subject after that.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Affirmative:-He is as wise as her brother.

Negative:- He is not less wise than her brother.

Affirmative:-You are as clever as I.

Negative:- You are not less clever than I.

structure:-

Affirmative:-subject+verb+as+adjective+as+noun/pronoun.

Negative:- subject+auxiliary verb+ not+verb+less+adjective+than+noun/pronoun.

In negative sentence as -as is replaced by not less-than.

LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCE

Transformation of Sentence

Affirmative to Negative

Read the following sentence:-

Affirmative:- I shall remember you.

Negative:-I shall not forget you.

Affirmative:-He is rich.

Negative:-He is not poor.

Affirmative:-They are honest.

Negative:-They are not dishonest.

structure:-

Affirmative:-subject+auxiliary verb+verb/adjective/adverb+ext.

Negative:-subject+auxiliary verb+not+opposite verb/adjective/adverb+ext.

In order to change an affirmative sentence having an auxiliary verb with a verb/adjective/adverb into a negative sentence,we should add not after the auxiliary verb and use the opposite meaning of verb/adjective/adverb in negative sentence.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Affirmative:-They love us.

Negative:-They do not hate us.

Affirmative:-We obey our parents.

Negative:-We do not disobey our parents.

Affirmative:-She remembered me.

Negative:-She did not forget me

 structure:-

Affirmative:-subject+verb+ext.

Negative:- subject+auxiliary verb to do+not+opposite verb+ext.

If there is no auxiliary verb in an affirmative sentence,to do verb will be used as auxiliary verb to make it a negative sentence.After to do verb not will be added and the opposite meaning of verb will used there.This to do verb will be according to the tense of the verb of affirmative sentence.

LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCE

Transformation of sentence

Affirmative to Negative

Read the bellow sentence:-

Affirmative:- We must read attentively.

Negative:-We cannot but read attentively.

                We cannot help reading attentively.

Affirmative:-You must obey your parents.

Negative:-You can not but obey your parents.

                You cannot help obeying your parents

structure:-

Affirmative:-subject+must+verb+ext.

Negative:-subject+cannot but+verb+ext.

               subject+cannot help+verb-ing+ext.

For making a negative sentence from an affirmative sentence having must,we have to use cannot but/cannot help for must.In this case,basic form of verb will be used after cannot but and present participle (verb-ing) will be used after cannot help.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Affirmative:-Everybody hates a liar.

Negative:-There is no body but hates a liar.

Affirmative:-Everyone loves a rose.

Negative:-There is no one but loves a rose.

structure:-

Affirmative:-Every+noun/body/one+verb+ext.

Negative:- There is no +noun/body/one+but+verb+ext

To change an affirmative sentence having every +noun/body/one into a negative sentence,we can use there is no for every,then we have to put the word after every and next we should use but before verb+ext. 

Read the bellow sentence:-

As soon as he came,the rain started.

No sooner had he come than the rain started.

As soon as we reached the station,the train left.

No sooner had we reached the station than the train left.

structure:-

As soon as +subject+verb(past),subject+verb(past)+ext.

No sooner had +subject+verb(past participle) +than+subject+verb(past)+ext.

To change an affirmative sentence having as soon as with two clauses,no sooner had will be used for as soon as in negative sentence.than must be used between the two clauses.

LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCE

Transformation of Sentence

Affirmative to Negative 

With a view to changing sentence  from affirmative to negative without changing the meaning,we have to learn some rules.These rules are mandatory to learn and practice .Without learning them properly we can't be able to change any affirmative sentence to negative sentence easily.Now we are going to learn and use them.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Affirmative:- Only Allah can help us.

Negative:-    None but Allah can help us.

Affirmative:- He was alone alive in the house.

Negative:-     None but he was alive in the house.

Here only is used before a person,but alone is used after the person word and auxiliary verb.For changing an affirmative sentence into a negative sentence where only is before a person or alone is after the person and auxiliary verb,we have to start the negative sentence with none but for only/alone.

structure:-

Affirmative:- Only+subject+verb+ext.

Negative:-     None but +subject+verb+ext.

Affirmative:- subject+auxiliary verb+alone+ext.

Negative:-    None but+subject+auxiliary verb+ext.

It will be applied when the subjective word is a person word i.e he/she/I/you/they/we/any proper noun.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Affirmative:- Only the monsoon causes rain in our country.

Negative:-    Nothing but the monsoon causes rain in our country.

Affirmative:- I have only a few toys.

Negative:-    I have nothing but a few toys.

when only is used before an object/thing,nothing but will be put there to make a negative sentence from an affirmative sentence .

structure:-

Affirmative:- Only +subject+verb+ext.

Negative:- Nothing but+subject+verb+ext.

Affirmative:- subject+verb+only+object+ext.

Negative:- subject+verb+nothing but+object+ext.

nothing but is used in negative sentence for only when there is an object/thing after only in  affirmative sentence.

Read the following sentence:-

Affirmative:- I am only 20.

Negative:-    I am not more/less than 20.

structure:-

Affirmative:- subject+verb+only+number/age+ext.

Negative:-   subject+verb+not more / less than+number/age +ext.

when only is used before number/ age ,not more / less than will be used  in negative sentence for only in affirmative sentence.