Exercise 2. Change the following sentences from negative to affirmative:
1. The watch was so expensive that I could not afford it.
2. An ordinary camera does not give as good results as a digital camera.
3. Nobody but you could have taken me out of this mess.
4. There is not a moment when I do not miss you.
5. Nobody can deny that India is soon going to be a superpower.
6. It does not matter if people condemn me for this act of mine.
7. We do not sell books other than our own publications.
8. If he had not been so rigid, the dispute could have been amicably resolved.
9. No sooner did I see the advertisement than I e-mailed my résumé.
10. There is no rise without a fall.
Answers
Explanation:
1. The watch was so expensive that I could not afford it.
ans- The watch was too expensive to afford.
2. An ordinary camera does not give as good results as a digital camera.
ans- An ordinary camera give as bad as a digital camera.
3. Nobody but you could have taken me out of this mess.
ans- You could have taken me in of this mess.
4. There is not a moment when I do not miss you.
ans- There is always I remember you.
5. Nobody can deny that India is soon going to be a superpower.
ans- Everybody agree that India is soon going to be a superpower.
6. It does not matter if people condemn me for this act of mine.
ans- It matters if people incondemn me for this act to mine.
7. We do not sell books other than our own publications.
ans- We sell only books of our publications.
8. If he had not been so rigid, the dispute could have been amicably resolved.
ans- If he had been rigid the dispute could have been amicably unsolved.
9. No sooner did I see the advertisement than I e-mailed my résumé.
ans- As soon as I saw the advertisement I emailed my resume.
10. There is no rise without a fall.
ans- There is rise for every fall.
ANSWER
A negative sentence is the opposite of an affirmative (positive sentence) and expresses an opposing idea. It contains a negative word like 'no', 'not', 'never' etc along with the main verb or words like 'nobody', 'no one', etc. An affirmative (or positive) sentence does not contain any such negative word.
When we change a negative sentence by removing the negative word, we must take care that the verb is modified by using a word opposite in meaning.
Option A: This is an affirmative sentence which does not contain any negative word. The verb, 'believe' has been changed to its opposite word, 'disbelieve'. This sentence communicates the same meaning as the original sentence. Hence, this option is correct.
Options B, C and D are incorrect as these sentences contain the negative words, ''cannot', /'not'. Hence these are all negative sentences.