Haji Muhammad Mohsin Government High School (Since 1874) Online Emergency Eng Class/Activity – 9
Class 8, April 8, 2020
Transformations
A. Transform the following sentences into negatives without changing meaning:
Example: Affirmative: All the students liked the program.
Negative: None of the students disliked the program.
No student disliked the program.
(a) Chennai is hotter than Mumbai.
(b) The scorpion is shyer than other wall inhabitants.
(c) The farmer was too weak to walk.
(d) He is always on time.
(e) James runs faster than Peter.
(f) The water is too cold for me to drink.
(g) James can write faster than me.
(h) Everyone found the play interesting.
(i) This medicine is cheap.
(j) Iron is a heavy metal.
(k) Rahul is the tallest boy in the class.
(l) Hardly had Ram seen me when he called me.
(m) Only good boys got good marks.
(n) My shirt is loose.
(o) As soon as the clock struck ten, we went to sleep.
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B. Transform the following sentences into affirmatives without changing meaning:
E x a m p l e : Negative: She is not honest.
Affirmative: She is dishonest.
1. You are not very kind.
2. She was not present.
3. He is never late for meetings.
4. She is not obedient.
5. This is not a big problem.
6. You are not allowed to enter my home.
7. You have not paid your fee.
8. He was not given admission.
9. She was not allowed to enter the house.
10. We must not make insensitive remarks.
11. There aren't many apples on the tree.
12. She doesn't have many friends.
13. I didn't get good grades.
C. Transform the following sentences into negatives without changing meaning:
1. Portia proved to be a faithful wife.
2. Can you touch the sky?
3. Bangladesh won a medal in the Olympic.
4. He is too old to work hard.
5. Can there be smoke without fire?
6. The box is too heavy for me to lift.
7. He saw the Taj.
8. Who has seen the wind?
9. Only Bharat can help you.
10. Only hard work is a key to success.
D. Transform the following sentences into affirmatives without changing meaning:
1. Antony did not fail to be a sincere friend.
2. Nothing but a miracle can save you.
3. No sooner did the boy hear the noise than he woke up.
4. Who has not heard the name of Ashoka?
5. Never say what is not truth.
6. No merchant in Kanpur is as rich as Mr.
Khanna.
7. We should not disobey our parents.
8. No one can put up with such conduct.
9. No one ever saw a greater misfortune.
10. Nobody would like to be called a fool.
11. The lesson is so difficult that they cannot understand it.
12. Who does not know Mahatma Gandhi?
13. Is it not true that health is wealth?
14. Money does not grow on trees.
15. It was fortunate that he was not injured.
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