1. Affirmative and Negative Sentences
Examples:
1. Only a prince can afford such a luxury.
No one except a prince can afford such a luxury.
2. She was doubtful whether it was correct.
She was not sure whether it was correct.
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3. He will not find the journey comfortable.
He will find the journey uncomfortable.
4. No one denied that she was clever.
All affirmed that she was clever.
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Answers
Explanation:
Read the following sentences and express their idea in a negative form.
1. A giraffe is taller than an elephant.
2. Akbar was the greatest of the Moghul emperors.
3. Shyam is the cleverest boy in the class.
4. Everybody was present.
5. As soon as he came, he started creating trouble.
6. As soon as we heard the gunshots, we rushed indoors.
7. He failed to win the first prize.
8. Only a millionaire can buy such an expensive car.
9. Everyone makes mistakes.
10. I will always remember this.
Answers
1. An elephant is not as tall as a giraffe.
2. No other Moghul emperor was as great as Akbar.
3. No other boy in the class is as clever as Shyam.
4. Nobody was absent.
5. No sooner did he come than he started creating trouble.
6. No sooner did we hear the gunshots than we rushed indoors.
7. He did not win the first prize.
8. None but a millionaire can buy such an expensive car.
9. There is no one who does not make mistakes.
10. I will never forget this.