Make negative or affirmative sentence

Make Negative / Affirmative Sentence

A) Using opposite words- 

1) This is not good.

Ans- This is bad.

2) The prince is cruel.

Ans- The prince is not kind.

B) Using fail to, fails to, failed to / do not, does not, did not

1) Ram does not understand her.

Ans- Ram fails to understand her.

2) She did not kill the cat.

Ans- She failed to kill a cat.

3) I do not come.

Ans- I fail to come.

C) Using as well as, not only – - - - but also –

1) They are not only clever but also rich.

Ans- They are clever as well as rich.

2) He was strong as well as kind.

Ans- He was not only strong but also kind.

D) Using too - - -to / so - - -that –

1) She is too tired to walk.

Ans- She is so tired that she cannot walk.

2) They are so lazy that I cannot help them.

Ans- They are too lazy for me to help them.

E) Using unless / If - - - not

1) If you work hard, you will win.

Ans- Unless you work hard, you will not win.

2) Unless he runs fast, he will remain behind in the race.

Ans- If he does not run fast, he will remain behind in the race.

F) Changing the degree -

1) Ram is taller than Shyam.

Ans- Shyam is not as tall as Ram.

2) I am not as fat as Rahul.

Ans- Rahul is fatter than I.

G) Using cannot / couldnot or be unable to -

1) I cannot do it.

Ans- I am unable to do it.

2) He could not come.

Ans- He was unable to come.

H) Using hardly / any or no, anybody or nobody, anything or nothing

1) There are no set timings.

Ans- There are hardly any set timings.

2) Nobody liked the dance.

Ans- Hardly anybody liked the dance.

3) He had nothing to eat.

Ans- He had hardly anything to eat.

I) Using without / no / less

1) He has no children.

Ans- He is without children.

Ans- He is childless.

2) We don’t have vision.

Ans- We are without vision.

Ans- We are visionless.

J) As soon as / No sooner - - - than

1) As soon as Ram came, all stud up.

Ans- No sooner did Ram come than all stood up.

2) No sooner does she sing, she gets money.

Ans- As soon as she sings, she gets money.

H) Only / nothing but (inanimate) / none but (animate)

1) It is nothing but a primary school.

Ans- It is only a primary school

Note that :- The meaning of original sentence should not be changed while making it affirmative or negative