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From Affirmative to Negative
Ø An affirmative sentence can be changed into a negative sentence with a change in its
meaning. For example,
y My sister lives in Goa. (affirmative)
My sister does not live in Goa. (negative)
y I have many friends. (affirmative)
I have no friends. (negative)
Ø An affirmative sentence can be changed into a negative sentence without changing its
meaning. For example,
Affirmative Negative
using not + prefixes
He is honest. He is not dishonest.
She is comfortable. She is not uncomfortable.
for words with suffixes
It was thoughtless of you to say so. It was not thoughtful of you to say so.
She is clueless about how to do She has no clue about how to do
the work. the work.
using not + opposite words
He is a good boy. He is not a bad boy.
This dress is cheap. This dress is not expensive.
using no one, nothing, nowhere
Everyone found the play interesting. No one found the play uninteresting.
This is the only thing I want. I want nothing but this thing.
changing always to never
There is always scope for you to It is never too late for you to
make amends. make amends.
changing too to so…that
The crash victim was too weak to walk. The crash victim was so weak that he
could not walk.
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