Transformation of Sentences Affirmative to Negative

 

PK’s English Care
Mithapukur, Rangpur
Parimol Khalko, Assistant Teacher, English
BA (Hon’s), MA in English

Topic: Transformation of Sentences

Affirmative to Negative:

Rule 1: Only বা alone এর পরিবর্তে উত্তর বাক্যের শুরুতে None but বসে। আর কোন পরিবর্তন হয় না।

Affirmative       : Only God can save us in danger.
Negative           : None but God can save us in danger.
Affirmative       : Only the science students can apply for the post.
Negative           : None but the science students can apply for the post.
Affirmative       : Only the meritorious students can solve the sum.
Negative           : None but the meritorious students can solve the sum.

Note : বস্তুর ক্ষেত্রে only এর পরিবর্তে nothing but বসে। তবে বয়সের ক্ষেত্রে বা সংখ্যার ক্ষেত্রে only এর পরিবর্তে not more than বসে।

Affirmative       : He is only four.
Negative           : He is not more than four. / He is not less than four.
Affirmative       : They have only two cars.
Negative           : They have not more than two cars.

Rule 2: Affirmative sentence এ must থাকলে negative করার সময় must এর পরিবর্তে can not but/ can not help বসে। তবে can not help এর পরে যে verb থাকে তার সাথে ing যুক্ত করতে হয়।

Affirmative       : You must yield to your fate.
Negative           : You cannot but yield to your fate.
Affirmative       : We must obey our parents.
Negative           : We cannot but obey our parents.
Affirmative       : You must care them.
Negative           : You cannot help caring them.

Rule 3: Every কে Negative করতে হলে Every এর পরিবর্তে There is no বসে + every এর পরের শব্দটি বসে + but + প্রদত্ত sentence এর বাকি অংশ।

Affirmative       : Everyone hates a terrorist.
Negative           : There is no one but hates a terrorist.
Affirmative       : Everybody fears a lion.
Negative           : There is no body but fears a lion.

Rule 4: As soon as যুক্ত sentence কে Negative করতে হলে-

As soon as এর জায়গায় no sooner had বসবে +প্রদত্ত Sentence এর কর্তা বসে + সে Sentence এর মূল verb এর past participle form বসে + সে sentence এর বাকী অংশ বসে + than + দ্বিতীয় বাক্য অপরিবর্তিতভাবে বসে।

Affirmative       : As soon as he he saw the tiger, he ran away.
Negative           : No sooner had he seen the tiger than he ran away.
Affirmative       : As soon as the boy seen the police than he ran away.
Negative           : No sooner had the boy saw the police, he ran away.

Rule 5: Affirmative sentence কে Negative করার সময় উক্ত sentence এর Affirmative শব্দটির Negative রুপ বসাতে হয়। এবং উক্ত Negative এর পূর্রে not বসাতে হয়। বাকী সব অপরিবর্তিত থাকে।

Affirmative       : He is a good man.
Negative           : He is not a bad man.
Affirmative       : Rakib is an honest boy.
Negative           : Rakib is not a dishonest boy.
Affirmative       : This was an extra-ordinary ship.
Negative           : This was not an ordinary ship.

 

 

Rule 6: Always যুক্ত Affirmative sentence কে Negative করতে হলে Always এর পরিবর্তে never বসে। Affirmative শব্দটির Negative রুপ বসাতে হয়।

Affirmative       : He was always punctual.
Negative           : He was never late.
Affirmative       : I always tell truth.
Negative           : I never tell lie.

Rule 7: Superlative degree যুক্ত Affirmative sentence কে Negative করতে হলে-

No other + superlative এর পরের অংশ + verb + as + superlative degree এর positive form + as + প্রদত্ত sentence এর subject বসে।

Affirmative       : He is the best batsman in the team.
Negative           : No other batsman in the team is as good as he.
Affirmative       : You are the best boy in the class.
Negative           : No other boy in the class is as good as you.

Rule 8: Than any other/than all other যুক্ত comparative degree কে Negative করতে হলে-

No other + any other/all other এর পরের অংশ বসে + প্রদত্ত verb + so/as বসে + comparative degree এর  positive form + as + প্রদত্ত sentence এর subject বসে।

Affirmative       : He is better than any other boy in the class.
Negative           : No other boy in the class is as good as he.
Affirmative       : Dhaka is bigger than all other cities in Bangladesh.
Negative           : No other city in Bangladesh is as big as Dhaka.

Rule 9: Than যুক্ত comparative degree কে Negative করতে হলে-

Than এর শেষের অংশ প্রথমে বসে + verb (tense ও person অনুযায়ী) + not + so/as + comparative degree এর positive form + as + প্রদত্ত sentence এর subject বসে।

Affirmative       : He is stronger than you.
Negative           : You are not as/so strong as he.
Affirmative       : I am taller than you.
Negative           : You are not as tall as I.

Rule 10: As....as যুক্ত positive degree কে Negative করতে হলে- প্রথমে as এর পরিবর্তে not less শেষ as এর পরিবর্তে than বসে।

Affirmative       : Robi and Rahat were as strong as Rakib.
Negative           : Robi and Rahat were not less strong than Rakib.
Affirmative       : He is as good as you.
Negative           : He is not less good than you.

Rule 11: Less...than যুক্ত sentence কে Negative করতে হলে-

Less এর জায়গায় not as বসবে এবং than এর জায়গায় as বসবে।

Affirmative       : He is less ugly than you said.
Negative           : He is not as ugly as you said.
Affirmative       : You are less good than he said.
Negative           : You are not as good as he said.

Rule 12: Too.....to যুক্ত sentence কে Negative করতে হলে-

Too এর জায়গায়  so বসে + Too এর পরের adjective/adverb বসে + that বসে +পুনঃরায় subject বসে। + tense অনুযায়ী can not/could not + প্রদত্ত to  এর পরের অংশ বসে।

Affirmative       : He is too weak to walk.
Negative           : He is so weak that he cannot walk.
Affirmative       : The sum was too difficult for me to work out.
Negative           : The sum was so difficult for me that I could not work out.