CHANGING SENTENCE

 Chart of changing sentence

Affirmative to negative

Affirmative	Negative
If only /alone indicates a person Ex: Only Allah can help us.	None but Ex: None but Allah can help us.
If only indicate things. Ex: I have only a few books.	Nothing but I have nothing but a few books.
If only indicates the number Tammi was only twelve.	Not more than Tammi was not more than twelve.
Must I must help the poor.	Cannot but I cannot but help the poor.
Every + noun + verb--- Every mother loves her child.	There is no + noun + but+---- There is no mother but loves her child.
As soon as------, As soon as the bell rang, the teacher entered into the class.	No sooner had----than--- No sooner had the bell rung than the teacher entered the class.
Superlative degree She is the tallest girl in the class.	No other No other girl in the class is as tall as she is.
Than any other He is better than any other boy.	No other No other boy is as good as he.
Always He is always active.	Never He is never lazy.
Less---- than They are less poor than you said.	Not as---as They are not as poor as you said.
Simple affirmative sentence He is a good student.	Not +antonyom He is not a bad student.
Both---and He ate both mango and orange.	Not only ---but also He ate not only mango but also orange.