Change Affirmative to Negative Worksheet-1
Multiple-Choice Questions:
Transform the affirmative sentence into a negative sentence without changing its meaning:
(A) That man is not extremely clever.
(B) That man is no fool.
(C) That man is very clever, no?
(D) That man isn’t clever.
(A) It was nothing but brutal slavery.
(B) It was not sheer, brutal slavery.
(C) It was never sheer, brutal slavery.
(D) It was anything but brutal slavery.
(A) We must not keep quiet.
(B) Why must we not keep quiet?
(C) We must not say a word.
(D) We must never keep quiet.
(A) I did not fail to recognise him.
(B) I cannot fail to recognise him.
(C) I did not recognise him.
(D) I succeeded in recognising him.
(A) Father wasn’t too angry to listen.
(B) Father was too angry not to listen.
(C) Father was not angry to listen.
(D) Father was so angry that he would not listen.
(A) I shall never remember the experience.
(B) I shall not always remember the experience.
(C) I shall never forget the experience.
(D) I shall always forget the experience.
(A) He is not a man of few words.
(B) He is a man of not few words.
(C) He does not talk much.
(D) He talks too much.
(A) The body was lying in a natural position.
(B) The body was not lying in an unnatural position.
(C) The body was not lying in a natural position.
(D) Was the body lying in an unnatural position?
(A) She always says relevant things.
(B) She never says relevant things.
(C) She never says irrelevant things.
(D) She does not say irrelevant things.
(A) No other boy in the class is as wise as Ravi.
(B) Ravi is not the wisest boy in the class.
(C) Ravi is not the stupidest boy in the class.
(D) Ravi isn’t the cleverest boy in the class.
(A) He is not a very bad actor.
(B) He is not a very good actor.
(C) He is not at all a good actor.
(D) He is a very good actor.
(A) Only a clever person would say such a thing.
(B) No one but a fool would say such a thing.
(C) Only a fool would not say such a thing.
(D) Only a fool would say nothing.
(A) No sooner did the dog see the cat, than it started barking.
(B) As soon as the dog saw the cat, it did not start barking.
(C) As soon as the dog did not see the cat, it started barking.
(D) No sooner the dog saw the cat, it started barking.
(A) The house is not closed sometimes.
(B) The house is not always open.
(C) The house is always closed.
(D) The house is always open.
(A) The train was not going to be late.
(B) The train is going to be on time.
(C) The train is not going to be late.
(D) The train is not going to reach on time.
Answers:
Exp: No fool = extremely clever.
Exp: Nothing but = sheer
Exp: Not say a word = keep quiet
Exp: Failed to recognise = did not recognise
Exp: Too angry to listen = so angry that ….not listen
Exp: Never forget = Always remember
Exp: Man of few words = does not talk much.
Exp: Never = always and relevant x irrelevant.
Exp: The wisest = no other … as wise as.
Exp: Not at all good = Very bad
Exp: No one but a fool = only a fool
Exp: No sooner … than = as soon as
Exp: Sometimes = not always.
Exp: Not on time = late
