TRANSFORMATION [ AFFIRMATIVE TO NEGATIVE]

AFFIRMATIVE TO NEGATIVE

AFFIRMATIVE		NEGATIVE
1.        Only / alone [ person/ Allah]		·         None but (beginning of the sentence)
2.       Only [things]		·         Nothing but
3.       Only [number]		·         Not more than/ not less than
4.       Must / have to /had to		·         Cannot but/could not but ·         Cannot /could not help + verb + ing + ext.
5.        Both------and		·         Not only -----but also
6.       ---- too ---- to + base form of verb		·         ---- so ---- that + sub + can/could / not + verb
7.       As soon as		·         No sooner had ……….. than + past ind.
8.       A, all, every + noun		·         There is no + noun+ but + verb+---- ·         There is no + noun + who + to be +not + verb ------- ·         No + noun + opposite of verb/ adj /noun/adv.
9.       If the sentence expresses universal truth		·         Auxiliary verb + not + sub + ex +? ( negative interrogative)
10.   A few		·         Not many
11.   Many		·         Not a few
12.   A little		·         Not much
13.   Much		·         Not a little
14.   sometimes		·         not always
15.   Exceptional [ sub + verb + ex ]		·         Sub+ to be verb + not + opposite of verb / adj / adv/ noun.
16.   ---- as ------as-----		·         ------less not/less -------than-----
SOME OPPOSITION WORDS
Affirmative	Negative		Affirmative	Negative
always	never		dependent	independent
sometimes	not always		liable	free
very	at all		quickly	slowly
mortal	immortal		kind	unkind
lazy	active		regular	irregular
new	old		favorable	unfavorable
wise	unwise		remember	forget
rich	poor		early	late
clean	dirty		correctly	incorrectly
polite	impolite		good	bad
worst	best		love	hate

PRACTICE [AFFIRMATIVE TO NEGATIVE]

1.       Only the meritorious will get the job.

2.       Rishad was alone alive in the accident.

3.       I bought only a few chocolates for my son.

4.       He has only two handsets.

5.       We must obey our elders.

6.       All men must die.

7.       He is too weak to walk.

8.       The freedom fighters are both honorable and remembered.

9.       As soon as I got the job, I informed my friends.

10.   Every man wants to be crowned of success.

11.   A patriot is respected by all.

12.   Honesty is the best policy.

13.   Knowledge is power.

14.   I have a few friends.

15.   He had many friends but they did not come to assist him at his rainy day.

16.   There is a little water in the glass.

17.   Mr. Susan has much popularity in the society.

18.   Man is mortal.

19.   Dhaka is an old city.

20.   Anupoma is strong in English.

21.   Mutton chop was the cheapest dish in the menu.

22.   He is respected by all.

23.   The Titanic was regarded unsinkable.

24.   The case is favored to me.

25.   I wrote the answers correctly.

26.   Health is wealth.

27.   He can succeed in life.

28.   Everybody knows it.

29.   It lives together.

30.   But the cook told him that this duck had only one leg.

31.   He is the best player.

32.   Day-to-day life in Dhaka is expensive.

33.   Only Faiaz can do this.

34.   The widow has only two goats of her own.

35.   Every man wishes to be happy.

36.   Every patriot loves his country.

37.   I shall remember you.

38.   He is kind to me.

39.   I must go here.

40.   She acted foolishly.

41.   None should deny the truth.

42.   She is never inattentive.

43.   Nobody believes a liar.

44.   Never tell a lie.

        45.  Faiaz is as tall as Arpi