Affirmative to Negative

Affirmative to Negative

A. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) Man is mortal.

(2) The crow is an ugly bird.

(3) God is good.

(4) I shall remember you.

(5) He speaks the truth.

(6) He is an active person.

(7) She is always late.

(8) The man was wise.

(9) All men like her.

(10)  All students will remain present today.

B. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) They all are equal.

(2) I always remember you. 

(3) I will be ever loyal to my country. 

(4) Her parents always liked her. 

(5) All Bangladeshis are polite. 

(6)  Everybody must die.

(7)  All must submit to destiny.

(8) Stay with me, please.

(9) The police punished the thief. 

(10)  Only Allah can help us.

C. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1)  Only Heaven knows what is in our store.

(2)  Only Allah can save us.    

(3)  Only the brave deserve praise.       

(4)  Only the graduates should apply.    

(5)  Only the brave deserve the fair. 

(6)  Only the moon was visible.  

(7)  The writer ate only mutton.

(8)  I need only 100 taka.

(9)  She is only 5 years old.

(10)  She got only fifty marks in English.

D. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1)  God alone can help us.

(2)  The old man was alone alive.

(3)  Ruplal alone lived in the jungle.

(4)  Ali was alone in the field.

(5) Allah alone can save us. 

(6)  I must do it now.

(7)  We have to do our duty.

(8)  He had to follow my order.

(9) Every mother loves her child.

(10) Every man likes flowers.

E. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) Every teacher loves his students. 

(2) Everybody lives in society. 

(3) Everybody must die. 

(4) Every rose has thorns. 

(5) Every king has a crown. 

(6) Every king has a crown. 

(7) Every rose has thorn. 

(8) Both you and your brothers are guilty.    

(9) I like both reading and writing.

(10) As soon as he saw me, he acted crazy.

F. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) As soon as he reached home, it began to rain.

(2) As soon as he left home, the rain started. 

(3) As soon as the thief saw the police, he ran away. 

(4) The man is too weak to walk.

(5) He is too lazy to work hard.

(6) Dhaka is older than Khulna.

(7) Eti is the best girl of the class.

(8) If you work hard, you will prosper in life.

Affirmative to Negative - Answers

A. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) Affirmative: Man is mortal.

Negative: Man is not immortal.

(2) Affirmative: The crow is an ugly bird.

Negative: The crow is not a beautiful bird.

(3) Affirmative: God is good.

Negative: God is not bad.

(4) Affirmative: I shall remember you.

Negative: I shall not forget you.

(5) Affirmative: He speaks the truth.

Negative: He does not tell a lie.

(6) Affirmative: He is an active person.

Negative: He is not a passive person.

(7) Affirmative: She is always late.

Negative: She is never early.

(8) Affirmative: The man was wise.

Negative: The man was not unwise.

(9) Affirmative: All men like her.

Negative: No man dislikes her.

(10) Affirmative:  All students will remain present today.

Negative: No student will remain absent today.

B. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) Affirmative: They all are equal.

Negative: They are not unequal.

(2) Affirmative: I always remember you. 

Negative: I never forget you.

(3) Affirmative: I will be ever loyal to my country. 

Negative: I will never be disloyal to my country.

(4) Affirmative: Her parents always liked her. 

Negative: Her parents never disliked her. 

(5) Affirmative: All Bangladeshis are polite. 

Negative: No Bangladeshi is impolite.

(6) Affirmative:  Everybody must die.

Negative:  None can escape death.

(7) Affirmative:  All must submit to destiny.

Negative: None can escape from his destiny.

(8) Affirmative: Stay with me, please.

Negative: Don’t leave me, please.

(9) Affirmative: The police punished the thief. 

Negative: The police did not spare the thief.

(10) Affirmative:  Only Allah can help us.

Negative:  None but Allah can help us.

C. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) Affirmative:  Only Heaven knows what is in our store.

Negative:  None but Heaven knows what is in our store.

(2) Affirmative:  Only Allah can save us.    

Negative:  None but Allah can save us.

(3) Affirmative:  Only the brave deserve praise.       

Negative:  None but the brave deserve praise.

(4) Affirmative:  Only the graduates should apply.    

Negative:  None but the graduates should apply.

(5) Affirmative:  Only the brave deserve the fair. 

Negative:  None but the brave deserve the fair.

(6) Affirmative:  Only the moon was visible.  

Negative:  Nothing but the moon was visible.

(7) Affirmative:  The writer ate only mutton.

Negative:  The writer ate nothing but mutton.

(8) Affirmative:  I need only 100 taka.

Negative:  I need not more than 10 taka.

(9) Affirmative:  She is only 5 years old.

Negative:  She is not more than 5 years old.

(10) Affirmative:  She got only fifty marks in English.

Negative:  She got not more than fifty marks in English.

D. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) Affirmative:  God alone can help us.

Negative:  None but God can help us.

(2) Affirmative:  The old man was alone alive.

Negative:  None but the old man was alive.

(3) Affirmative:  Ruplal alone lived in the jungle.

Negative: None but Ruplal lived in the jungle.

(4) Affirmative:  Ali was alone in the field.

Negative: None but Ali was in the field.

(5) Affirmative: Allah alone can save us. 

Negative: None but Allah can save us.

(6) Affirmative:  I must do it now.

Negative:  I cannot but do it now.

(7) Affirmative:  We have to do our duty.

Negative:  We cannot but do our duty.

(8) Affirmative:  He had to follow my order.

Negative:  He could not but follow my order.

(9) Affirmative: Every mother loves her child.

Negative: There is no mother but loves her child.

(10) Affirmative: Every man likes flowers.

Negative: There is no man but likes flowers.

E. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) Affirmative: Every teacher loves his students. 

Negative: There is no teacher but loves his students.

(2) Affirmative: Everybody lives in society. 

Negative: Nobody lives alone.

(3) Affirmative: Everybody must die. 

Negative: None can escape death.

(4) Affirmative: Every rose has thorns. 

Negative: There is no rose without thorns.

(5) Affirmative: Every king has a crown. 

Negative: There is no king without a crown. 

(6) Affirmative: Every king has a crown. 

Negative: There is no king without a crown.

(7) Affirmative: Every rose has thorn. 

Negative: There is no rose without thorn.

(8) Affirmative: Both you and your brothers are guilty.    

Negative: Not only you but also your brothers are guilty.

(9) Affirmative: I like both reading and writing.

Negative: I like not only reading but also writing.

(10) Affirmative: As soon as he saw me, he acted crazy.

Negative: No sooner had he seen me than he acted crazy.

F. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative without changing the meaning.

(1) Affirmative: As soon as he reached home, it began to rain.

Negative: No sooner had he reached home than it began to rain.

(2) Affirmative: As soon as he left home, the rain started. 

Negative: No sooner had he left home than the rain started.

(3) Affirmative: As soon as the thief saw the police, he ran away. 

Negative: No sooner had the thief seen the police than he ran away.

(4) Affirmative: The man is too weak to walk.

Negative: The man is so weak that he cannot walk.

(5) Affirmative: He is too lazy to work hard.

Negative: He is so lazy that he cannot work hard.

(6) Affirmative: Dhaka is older than Khulna.

Negative: Khulna is not as old as Dhaka.

(7) Affirmative: Eti is the best girl of the class.

Negative: No other girl of the class is as good as Eti.

(8) Affirmative: If you work hard, you will prosper in life.

Negative: If you do not work sincerely, you will not prosper in life.

Negative: Unless you work hard, you will not prosper in life.