University Institute of Legal Studies

English- l
20LCT-121
Faculty Name :Aditi Paul

Affirmative to Negative DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER

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 Sentences

• The grammatical category associated with affirmative and

negative is called polarity.
• This means that a sentence verb phrase etc may be said to
have either affirmative or negative polarity
• Affirmative is typically the unmarked polarity where as
negative in someway is marked by negating word, such as yes
or no, where yes is affirmative and no is negative particle.
• The process of converting affirmative to negative is negation.

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 Affirmative Sentences
• Affirmative form is used to express the validity or truth of basic
assertion.
For example: Joe is here
• An affirmative sentence can be referred as assertive sentence
where the subjects are actively doing something, thereby
making a positive statement about the noun in motion.
For example: Birds fly; Rabbits run.
• It can also refer to as the process of expressing agreement by
consent.

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 Negative Sentences
• Negative sentences just holds a negative tone.
• Negative sentences are typically formed by adding the word
“no” but the meaning of the sentence should not change.

Affirmative Negative Sentence

He is a poor man. He is not a poor man.
He is feeling well today. He is not well today.
They are playing Cricket. They are not playing Cricket

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 Question Poll

Transformation from Affirmative to Negative changes the

meaning of sentence.
1)Yes
2)No

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 Affirmative to Negative
• When Affirmative sentence is converted to negative sentence,
meaning of sentence still remains the same.

Affirmative Sentence: He is a poor man.

Negative Sentence: He is not a rich man

Affirmative Sentence: It is a difficult task.

Negative Sentence: It is not an easy task.

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 Affirmative to Negative
• Replacing of the words
Only replaced with None but, Nothing but, Not but
Always, Ever replaced with Never
For the last time with never again
Sometimes with not always
Doubtful with not sure
As soon as with No sooner than
Everybody with Nobody
Anyone replaced with No one
Whenever/ when replaced with Never but
Very replaced with At all

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 Affirmative to Negative

Affirmative sentence : He is always right ( Always replaced with

never and opposite of right is wrong )
Negative sentence : He is never wrong.
Affirmative sentence: I shall always remember you.
Negative Sentence: I shall Never forget you.

Affirmative sentence :The glory will always remain

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 Affirmative to Negative
• By replacing ‘too’ by ‘so… that’
This boy is too weak to walk.
This boy is so weak that he cannot walk.

• By replacing ‘As soon as’ by ‘No sooner – than’

As soon as he saw the lion than he took to his heels.
No sooner did he see the lion than he took to his heel.

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 Affirmative to Negative
• By changing Degree of Comparison

Shubham is as good as Rohit

Rohit is not better than Shubham.

Sita is the most beautiful girl in the class.

No other girl in the class is so beautiful as Sita.

His IQ is better than yours.

Your IQ is not as good as his.
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 Affirmative to Negative
• By changing of sentence.
The prince was unhappy. You are right.
The prince was not happy. You are not wrong.
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• By making a sentence negative and interrogative.

Everybody loves his mother.

Who does not love his mother?

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 Negative to Affirmative
• Do not replaced with fail to
• Does not replaced with fails to
• Did not replaced with failed to

Negative Sentence: I do not recall.

Affirmative sentence:I fail to recall.

Negative Sentence: It is of no use.

Affirmative sentence: It is useless
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 Exercise
•Only he can play good cricket.

• He is only four.

•He is a good man.

•You are the best boy in the class.

• I am taller than you.

•It is very difficult.

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 Answers
Only he can play a good cricket. None but he can play good cricket.

He is only four. He is not more than four.

He is a good man.   He is not a bad man.

You are the best boy in the class. No other boy in the class is as good as
you.

I am taller than you. You are not as tall as me.

It is very difficult, It is not difficult at all. 16

 Applications

• Students will understand different type of sentences.

• Students will understand how question tags work.
• Students will be able to understand how short responses are
made and their uses.

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 Assessment Pattern
Students are assessed on the basis of the following
parameters:
• Hourly Tests - 2
• Assignments
• Surprise Test
• Quiz
• Student Engagement
• End Semester Exam

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 References
• Active English Grammar Harper Collins Publishers, 2011
• Dickens, Charles. Little Dorrit. Bradbury and Evans, 1857

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