INTERCHANGE OF NEGATIVE
AND AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES (Without changing meaning)
1.None but Anita can do
the sum.(to affirmative)
Ans- Only Anita can do
the sum.
2.He left no plan
untried.(to affirmative)
Ans- He tried each and
every plan.
3. Everybody must admit
that Tendulkar is a great cricketer.(to negative).
Ans- Nobody can deny
that Tendulkar is a great cricketer.
4. Every problem has a
solution.(to negative)
Ans- No problem is solution
less.
5.I was doubtful if he
would come.(to negative)
Ans- I was not sure if
he would come.
6.No sooner did he see
me than he began to quarrel.(to affirmative)
Ans- He began to quarrel
as soon as he saw me.
7.I shall never forget
you.(Change into affirmative)
Ans- I shall ever
remember you.
8. I shall never forget
you.(to interrogative)
Ans- Shall I ever forget
you?
9.Is it not a foolish
idea?(Transform into a statement.)
Ans- It is not a foolish
idea.
10. Unless you drink
this medicine you will not get well.(Rewrite using if)
Ans- If you don’t drink
this medicine you will not get well.
11.As soon as he went to
bed, he fell asleep.(rewrite in negative)
Ans- No sooner did he go
to bed than he fell asleep.
2014:
(12)
None but Anita can do the sum. (Change into affirmative)
Answer:
Only Anita can do the sum.
(13)
Everybody must admit that Tendulkar is a great cricketer. (Change into
negative)
Answer:
Nobody must deny that Tendulkar is a great cricketer.
2015:
(14)
No sooner did he see me than he began to quarrel.(Change into affirmative)
Answer:
As soon as he saw me he began to quarrel.
(15)
He tried all plans. (Change into negative)
Answer:
He left no plans untried.
2016:
(16)
None but Anita can do the sum. (Change into affirmative)
Only
Anita can do the sum.
or:
Anita alone can do the sum.
(17)
Everybody must admit that Tendulkar is a great cricketer. (Change into
negative)
Answer:
Nobody can deny that Tendulkar is a great cricketer.
2017:
(18)
Only Ram was present there. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Answer:
None but Ram was present there.
Alt:
(a)
Only corrupt people are protesting against demonetization. (Changing into
negative)
Answer:
None but corrupt people are protesting against demonetization.
(b)
Is there any nation in the world that is not taking notice of India today.
(Changing into affirmative)
Answer:
All nations are taking notice of India today.
(c)
Who does not know that the sun shines in the East ? (Changing into affirmative)
Answer:
Everybody knows that the sun rises in the east.
2018:
(19)
You are richer than I. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Answer:
I am not as rich as you.
(20)
There is no smoke without fire. (Make it affirmative without changing the
meaning)
Answer:
Every fire has smoke.
Alt.
(a)Chennai
is hotter than Mumbai. (Change into negative)
Answer:
Mumbai is not as hot as Chennai.
(b)
None found the play uninteresting. (Change into affirmative)
Answer:
Everyone found the play interesting.
(c) Winters
in Guwahati are getting colder each year. (Change into negative)
Answer:
It is not that winters in Guwahati are not getting colder each year.
2019:
(21)
I tried every plan. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)
Answer:
I tried no plan untried.
or:
I left no plan untried.
Alt.
(a)
There is no rose without a thorn. (Change into affirmative)
Answer:
Every rose has a thorn.
(b)
She tried all plans. (Change into negative)
Answer:
I left no plan untried.
(c)Everybody
must admit that she is a good singer. (Change into negatve)
Answer:
Nobody can deny that she is a good singer.
2020:
22
(b). It is often difficult to speak the truth. (Make it negative without
changing the meaning)
Answer:
It is not often easy to speak the truth.
More examples:-
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SL
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AFFIRMATIVE
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NEGATIVE
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1
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Only Namita can do it.
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None but Namita can do it.
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2
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Only a Hercules can lift it.
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None but a Hercules can lift it.
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3
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A graduate alone can apply for the
post.
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None but a graduate can apply for
the post.
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4
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Only the brave deserve the fair.
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None but the brave deserves the
fair.
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5
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As soon as he came, we stood up.
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No sooner had he come than we
stood up.
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6
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As soon as the boy saw the tiger,
he ran off.
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No sooner had the boy seen the
tiger than he ran off.
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7
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He is the best boy of the class.
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No other boy of the class is as
good as he.
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8
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She is the most intelligent girl
of the class.
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No other girl of the class is as
intelligent as she.
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9
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Everyone who was present shed
tears.
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There was none present but shed
tears.
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10
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Every mother loves her children.
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There is no mother but loves her
children.
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11
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I shall remember your kindness.
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I shall never forget your
kindness.
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12
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He must be ill.
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He cannot but be ill.
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13
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He must speak the truth.
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He cannot but speak the truth.
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14
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The problem is easy.
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The problem is not difficult.
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15
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Hari is stronger than Ram.
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Ram is not as strong as Hari.
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16
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Man is mortal.
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No man is immortal. / Man is not
immortal.
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17.
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It matters little.
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It does not matter.
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18
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Every rose has a thorn.
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There is no rose without a thorn.
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19
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Every man is liable to error.
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No man is free from error.
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20
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He is foolish.
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He is not wise.
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21
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Hari is too weak to walk.
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Hari is so weak that he cannot
walk.
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SL
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Negative
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Affirmative
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1
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None but a fool can say this.
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Only a fool can say this.
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2
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None but an idiot can do it.
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Only an idiot can do it.
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3
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No sooner had they gone out than
the teacher came.
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As soon as they went out, the
teacher came.
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4
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It never rains but it pours.
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It always pours when it rains.
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5
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He does not mind his lesson.
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He neglects his lesson.
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6
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Never tell a lie.
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Always speak the truth.
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7
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None can escape his destiny.
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All must submit to destiny.
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8
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None can deny that he is honest.
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Everyone will admit that he is
honest.
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9.
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Mr. Dutta is not illiterate.
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Mr. Dutta is literate.
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10
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No man is free from error.
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Every man is liable to error.
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11
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There is no smoke without fire.
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Every fire has smoke.
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12
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Only a fool would say like that.
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None but a fool would say like
that.
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Affirmative to Negative
List No-2:
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Sl
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Affirmative
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Negative
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1
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Man is mortal.
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Man is not immortal. /
No man is immortal.
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2
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His answer was wrong.
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His answer was not
correct.
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3.
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He/She loved you.
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He/She was not without
love for you.
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4
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I tried every plan.
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I left no plan
untried.
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5.
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He is too weak to
stand.
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He is so weak that he cannot
stand.
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6.
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He is greater than I.
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I am not so great as
he.
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7.
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As soon as he came, he
made objections.
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No sooner had he come,
than he made objections.
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Negative to Affirmative
List No-2:
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Sl
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Negative
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Affirmative
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1
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I cannot but go there.
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I must go there.
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2
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None but God can save
me.
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God alone can save me.
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3
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I am not so tall as
he.
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He is taller than I.
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4
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No sooner had we
reached the station than the train started.
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As soon as we reached
the station, the train started.
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5
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Water has no colour.
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Water is colourless.
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6.
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He is not unhappy.
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He is happy.
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7
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I never neglect my
lessons.
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I always mind my
lessons.
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