Assertive to Interrogative

✅ General Rules:

• If the sentence is affirmative, make a negative question.
• If the sentence is negative, make a positive question.
• Use the auxiliary verb first, followed by the subject.
• If the sentence has no auxiliary or be verb, use do/does/did in the interrogative form.

Examples with Rules Applied:

1. Affirmative Sentences with Auxiliary or Be Verbs

👉 Begin with a negative question (isn’t, wasn’t, can’t, etc.)

1.

• Assertive: He is a rich man.
• Interrogative: Isn’t he a rich man?

2.

• Assertive: A tiger can see in the dark.
• Interrogative: Can’t a tiger see in the dark?

Exercise for Practice

1. She is a beautiful girl.
2. He was very happy.
3. He is a great fool.
4. A tiger can see in the dark.

2. Negative Sentences with Auxiliary or Be Verbs

👉Drop the negative word and form a positive question.

1. 

• Assertive: He has not done this.
• Interrogative: Has he done this?

2.

• Assertive: I can never do it.
• Interrogative: Can I ever do it?

Exercise for Practice

1. He has not done this.
2. I can never do it.
3. He has never been to London.
4. I can never forget a man like you.

Exercise in Action [Grades 6 to 8]

Assertive Sentences with Auxiliary Verbs / Be Verbs

1. He was born into a very poor family. (Interrogative)
2. We are proud of our freedom fighters. (Interrogative sentence)
3. The beauty of student life is beyond description. (Interrogative)
4. Jahir is my best friend. (Interrogative)
5. Cricket is a very costly game (Interrogative). 
6. We are proud of our school. (Interrogative)
7. They are assets to the nation (Interrogative). 
8. He can save money. (Make interrogative)
9. We are proud of our freedom fighters. (Make it interrogative)
10. He can save money. (Make it interrogative)
11. The price of gold is increasing day by day. (Interrogative)
12. We all ought to take care of these birds. (Make it Interrogative) 
13. It is very cheap. (Make it an interrogative sentence)
14. It is not a difficult task (Interrogative). 
15. A poor student cannot buy it. (Interrogative)
16. Success will not come to one’s life automatically. (Interrogative)   

3. Affirmative Sentences without Auxiliary/Be Verbs

👉Add do/does/did in negative question form.

1.

• Assertive: I know how to swim.
• Interrogative: Don’t I know how to swim?

2.

• Assertive: She sings a melodious song.
• Interrogative: Doesn’t she sing a melodious song?

Exercise for Practice

1. I caught him by the hand.
2. I know how to swim.
3. He comes here every day.
4. She sings a melodious song.
5. She worked out the sum.

Exercise in Action [Grades 6 to 8]

Assertive Sentences without Auxiliary Verbs / Be Verbs

1. The books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas. (Interrogative)
2. He leads a simple life. (Interrogative) 
3. It grows in plenty in summer. (Interrogative)
4. It lies in every phase of our society. (Interrogative)
5. We need to buy good books. (Interrogative)
6. Suddenly I noticed a very nice deer. (Interrogative)
7. Books contain noble thought of great men. (Interrogative)
8. Anger begets nothing but the worst. (Interrogative) 

4. Sentences with Indefinite Pronouns

👉Use one of two methods:

• Start with "Who..."
• Start with "Does anybody..."?

1.

• Assertive: Everyone loves flowers.
• Interrogative 1: Who doesn’t love flowers?
• Interrogative 2: Doesn’t everyone love flowers?
• Interrogative 3: Does anyone hate flowers?

2.

• Assertive: Nobody can have faith in a liar.
• Interrogative 1: Who can have faith in a liar?
• Interrogative 2: Can anybody have faith in a liar?

Exercise for Practice

1. Nobody trusts a liar.
2. Everybody needs your help.
3. All wish to be happy.
4. None can do this.
5. Nobody can have faith in such a liar.
6. Everybody loves her mother.
7. None likes to forget his country.

Exercise in Action [Grades 6 to 8]

Assertive Sentences with Indefinite Pronouns

1. Nobody likes an angry man. (Interrogative)
2. Nobody likes a corrupt man. (Negative-Interrogative)
3. Everyone hates it. (Interrogative)
4. Everybody likes an honest man. (Interrogative)
5. No one can be successful without hard work. (Interrogative) 
6. But everybody wishes to live a happy life. (Make it an interrogative sentence)
7. None can prosper in life without industry. (Make it an interrogative sentence)
8. Life is nothing but a struggle. (Interrogative)

5. Sentences Starting with "There is no..."

👉Change to: Is there any... ?

1.

• Assertive: There is no use of this book.
• Interrogative: Is there any use of this book?

2.

• Assertive: There is no use of wasting time.
• Interrogative: Is there any use of wasting time?

Exercise in Action [Grades 6 to 8]

Assertive Sentences with “There is no…”

1. There is no use of this law. (Interrogative)

6. W/H Assertive Sentences (With “Nobody,” “None,” “Everybody”)

👉Begin with Who + verb form.

1.

• Assertive: Nobody trusts a liar.
• Interrogative: Who trusts a liar?

2.

• Assertive: Everybody hates a liar.
• Interrogative: Who doesn’t hate a liar?

Exercise for Practice

1. Nobody believes a liar.
2. None believes a liar.
3. None likes to forget his country.
4. Everybody wants to be rich.
5. Everybody fears death.
6. Everybody loves her mother.
7. Everybody likes an honest man.

Exercise in Action [Grades 9 & 10]

Assertive Sentences with Auxiliary Verbs / Be Verbs

1. A flower is a glowing gift of nature. (Interrogative)
2. Wasting time is harmful for them. (Interrogative)
3. He was only 13 years old when his father died (Interrogative).
4. Mother Teresa is an icon to many people. (Interrogative sentence)
5. Patriotism is a noble virtue. (Interrogative)
6. Internet is a computer-based networking system. (Interrogative) 
7. At present, it is increasing alarmingly. (Interrogative) 
8. It is full of thrill and excitement for the spectators. (Interrogative)
9. He can succeed in life. (Interrogative)
10. Man is the maker of his own fortune. (Interrogative)
11. To kill time is to commit suicide. (Interrogative)
12. Bangladesh is a low-lying country. (Change it into Interrogative)
13. The moon is the only sub-planet of the Earth. (Interrogative)
14. We cannot pass a single day without water. (Interrogative)
15. Water is a liquid substance. (Interrogative)
16. Internet is a computer-based networking system. (Interrogative)

Assertive Sentences without Auxiliary Verbs / Be Verbs

1. People of all ages like to watch television. (Interrogative)
2. He inherited vast property from his father and sister. (Interrogative)
3. The books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas. (Interrogative)
4. He lived with his family and worked on a farm. (Interrogative)
5. The woman became sympathetic to see Taimur. (Interrogative)
6. It matters little if a man lives many years or not. (Interrogative)
7. She passed her time in reading and writing. (Interrogative)
8. She never told a lie. (Interrogative)
9. It reflects the whole world like a mirror. (Interrogative)
10. People of all ages enjoy a moonlit night. (Interrogative)

Assertive Sentences with Indefinite Pronouns

1. One can’t be successful without it. (Interrogative)
2. Nobody respects him. (Interrogative)
3. Nobody respects him. (Interrogative) 
4. Everybody uses it. (Interrogative)
5. No one can deny its necessity. (Interrogative) 
6. Nobody wants his children to be terrorist in future. (Interrogative)
7. Everyone knows it as our national fruit. (Interrogative)
8. Everybody knows this. (Interrogative)
9. There was an old man in a village. (Interrogative) 
10. At present, there is a great demand of flowers. (Interrogative)

Interrogative to Assertive [Grade 6 to 8]

1. Isn’t corruption the most dangerous weapon to destroy a society? (Assertive)
2. Don't you know about e-books? (Assertive)
4. Who does not want to succeed in life? (Assertive)
5. Who does not like gold? (Assertive)
6. Who does not love birds? (Make it Assertive) 

Interrogative to Assertive [Grade 9 & 10]

1. Who loves them then? (Assertive)
2. Who does not know about the charity of Mother Teresa? (Assertive)
3. Who does not want to succeed in life? (Assertive)
4. Who does not like social network? (Assertive)
5. Who is not now in the threat of violence? (Assertive) 
6. Who can go without it? (Assertive)
7. Who does not know the consequence of Tsunami? (Change it into Assertive sentence)
8. Who does not want to succeed in life? (Assertive)
9. Is there anybody who does not want to succeed in life? (Assertive)
10. Isn’t it our responsibility to do good deeds? (Assertive)
11. Does rainless winter bring good harvest? (Assertive)