Important Exercise On Affirmative-Negative
1. Karim did not like summer. (Affirmative)
Ans: Karim disliked summer.
2. I was not well. (Affirmative)
Ans: I was sick.
3. Jim was always punctual. (Negative) Ans: Jim was never late.
4. I always agreed with him. (Negative)
Ans: I never disagreed with him.
5. Man is mortal. (Negative)
Ans: Man is not immortal.
6. Jerry was an honest boy. (Negative)
Ans: Jerry was not a dishonest boy.
7. He disagreed with me. (Negative)
Ans: He did not agree with me.
8. It was a phantom ship. (Negative)
Ans: It was not a real ship.
9. Every mother loves her child. (Negative) Ans: There is no mother but loves her child.
10. Everybody hankers after happiness. (Negative)
Ans: There is nobody but hankers after happiness.
11. Nothing will be as great as mother's love. (Interrogative)
Ans: Will anything be as great as mother's love?
12. God punished the old sailor severely. (Interrogative)
Ans: Didn't God punish the old sailor severely?
Or, Ans: Did God not punish the old sailor severely?
13. Day after day, the ship rested unmoving. (Interrogative)
Ans: Did the ship rest moving day after day?
14. You are unwise to eat meat. (Interrogative)
Ans: Are you wise to eat meat?
15. Karim is never late in his office (Affirmative)
Ans: Karim is always punctual in his office.
16. I shall never forget your advice. (Affirmative)
Ans: I shall always never remember your advice.
17. He bought only a pen from the new market. (Negative) Ans: He bought nothing but a pen from the new market.
18. In my polite way, I discoursed on the conditions of dramas in the Balkans. (Interrogative)
Ans: Didn't I discourse on the condition of dramas in the Balkans in my polite way?
19. Only the graduate should apply for the post. (Negative)
Ans: None but the graduate should apply for the post.
20. Jim was only twenty two. (Negative)
Ans: Jim was not more than twenty two.
21. I can not but shed tears at the sight. (Affirmative)
Ans: I must shed tears at the sight.
22. You must tell the truth. (Negative)
Ans: You can not but tell the truth.
23. The day is too hot for me to go out. (Negative) Ans: The day is so hot that I can not go out.
24. No sooner had he reached the college than the bell rang. (Affirmative)
Ans: As soon as he reached the college, the bell rang.
25. He is too weak to walk. (Negative)
Ans: He is so weak that he can not walk.
26. As soon as he saw me, he ran away. (Negative)
Ans: No sooner had he seen me than he ran away.
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