Affirmative and negative sentences

Transformation of Sentences

1. TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES The Transformation or Conversion of a sentence means changing its form without altering its sense . An affirmative sentence is a positive sentence opposite of a negative sentence and it expresses an opposing idea. An affirmative sentence does not contain negative words like ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc., Eg : Negative: I do not believe you. Affirmative: I disbelieve you. A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English

2. EXAMPLES OF NEGATIVE SENTENCES Robin has no relatives here. Jack is not right. I have never seen this case. John found the pen nowhere . None of us liked the program. Alice has nothing to say. Nobody asked me anything about Peter. We use negative words for negation . A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English

3. Hint: While changing a negative sentence to an affirmative by removing the negative words, care must be taken to change the verb into a word that is opposite in meaning. Eg : My sister is not younger than I. I am elder to my sister. A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English

4. EXERCISE My father will never be late. We are not happy with the result of the semester. Your handwriting is not very legible. He was not a very tall man. You should never tell a lie. A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English

5. ANSWERS My father is always on time. We are unhappy with the result of the match. Your handwriting is very illegible. He was a short man. You should always speak the truth. A.Poornima Devi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English