This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Transformation of Sentences – Interchange of Affirmative and Negative Sentences – Set 2”.
1. Choose the correct transformation of from affirmative to negative in the given sentence.
Passing the subject is easy.
a) Passing the subject has not been easy
b) Passing the subject is not difficult
c) Passing the subject is not as difficult as people think
d) Passing the subject was not difficult
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Explanation: The sentence, “Passing the subject is not difficult” is the correct transformation of the given sentence. It changes the sentence from affirmative to negative through the phrase, ‘is not difficult’. The form of a negative comes in such a way that uses negative words like, ‘not, did not, no body etc’ and still gives the same meaning as the affirmative sentence. They highlight the things that are false about the sentence (not difficult).
2. Identify the correct transformation of the sentence from negative to affirmative.
Samantha never forgets her friend’s birthday.
a) Samantha managed to remember her friend’s birthday
b) Samantha remembered her friend’s birthday every time
c) Samantha was unable to forget her friend’s birthday
d) Samantha always remembered her friend’s birthday
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Explanation: The correct transformation of given sentence is “Samantha always remembered her friend’s birthday”. The word ‘never forgets’ in given sentence is changed from its negative to its affirmative (always remembered). Negative sentences contain negative indicator like, ‘not, did not, no body etc.’ in it. Affirmative sentences convey the same meaning as the negative sentence but without using negative words in it. They imply the same meaning as negative sentences.
3. Pick the negative sentence among the given.
a) No one turned up for the meeting.
b) He fails to tells the truth each time.
c) My father was unhappy with my marks.
d) We invited him for the party which he was unable to attend.
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Explanation: Here, “No one turned up for the meeting” is the negative sentence among the given. Negative sentences contain the words like ‘no, do not, not, no one, nothing’ that are all indicators of negative meaning. However, affirmative sentences tell the reader the same meaning as negative sentences but without using negative indicators. Here, the sentence ‘no one turned up for the meeting’ contains the word no one, which, when changed into ‘not everyone’ gives an affirmative sentence.
4. Which one among the given is the correct transformation from negative to affirmative?
There is no gain without any pain.
a) There must be pain to get a gain
b) There is pain when we get gain
c) where there is pain, there is gain
d) where gain exists pain also exists
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Explanation: The sentence, “Where there is pain, there is gain” is the correct transformation of the given sentence. It changes the sentence from negative to affirmative. The given sentence is a negative one. It has the negative word ‘no’ which is changed into its positive form ‘where, there’ in the resulting negative sentence. However, the meaning implied is not altered during the transformation.
5. The correct transformation from affirmative to negative among given sentences is _____
This is the greatest calamity one has ever seen.
a) no one ever saw such a greater calamity
b) many where unable to see such a great calamity
c) This is a great calamity one could ever see
d) This great calamity is unseen by everyone
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Explanation: The sentence, “No one ever saw such a greater calamity” is the correct transformation of the given sentence. The word ‘one has ever seen’ in the given sentence is changed into ‘no one ever saw’ in the transformed sentence which is a negative indicator. It replaces the sentence with negative meaning without changing the meaning conveyed in the given sentence.
6. Pick the correct transformation of the from affirmative to negative in given sentence.
Farah speaks louder than Tara.
a) Farah does not speak softer than Tara
b) Tara does not speak as loud as Farah
c) Farah speaks not very loud than Tara
d) Tara is not loud than Farah
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Explanation: The correct transformation of given sentence is “Tara does not speak as loud as Farah”. The word ‘does not speak as loud as’ in the given sentence, indicates the change from affirmative to negative without modulating the meaning of it. The negative indicator ‘does not’ is used here.
7. Which among the given is a negative sentence?
a) She was dejected about her result.
b) They disrespected their teacher.
c) I was not happy with the news.
d) The product was unveiled by the manager.
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Explanation: Here, “I was not happy with the news” is the negative sentence. The word ‘not happy’ in the sentence indicates a negative meaning. The other sentences also have negative meaning in it, but the meaning is not indicated using the negative words like ‘no, not, never, no one etc.’
8. State whether the following sentence is true or false.
‘All the employees signed the agreement’ is transformed into negative as ‘No employee has not agreed to sign the agreement’.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: In the sentence given, the subject, ‘the employees’ do an action of signing the agreement, not agreeing to it. The transformation includes the word, ‘has not agreed’ which is it implied in the original sentence. Thus, the transformation is not done properly. Thus, the given statement is false.
9. Choose the correct transformation of the from affirmative to negative for the sentence given.
The Sun is brighter than the moon.
a) The Sun is bright but not the moon
b) The moon is not the brightest star than the Sun
c) The moon is not as bright as the Sun
d) The moon did not shine bright than the Sun
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Explanation: ‘The moon is not as bright as sun’ is the transformation of the given sentence with affirmative into a negative sentence. The resulting sentence is framed by using negative words like ‘no, not, do not, never, no one’ etc. The affirmative sentences have the same meaning as the negative sentence but without any negative indicators.
10. Identify the correct transformation of the from affirmative to negative among the given sentences.
I will always respect my father.
a) I will not be failing to respect my father
b) I will fail not to respect my father
c) I will never fail to respect my father
d) I won’t be denying to respect my father
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Explanation: Here, “I will never fail to respect my father” is the correct change from affirmative into negative. The negative form contains a negative tone that is conveyed through the indicators, ‘do not, not, never, no one, nobody etc.’ In the given sentence, ‘will always respect’ is transformed into ‘will never fail to respect’ with the negative indicator ‘never’ in it.
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