1. Affirmative to Nenative
|
Rule |
Assertive |
Interrogative |
|
Affirmative → Negative
Interrogative |
He was very gentle. |
Wasn’t he very gentle? |
|
Negative → Affirmative
Interrogative |
He was not unkind to the poor. |
Was he unkind to the poor? |
|
Everybody/Everyone → Who (neg.
interro.) |
Everybody |
Who does not like flowers? |
|
Nobody/No one → Who (interro.) |
Nobody |
Who believed it? |
|
It is useless → What is the use? |
It is useless to cry. |
What is the use of crying? |
|
There is no → Is there any? |
There is no smoke without fire. |
Is there any smoke without fire? |
|
Assertive with always → Why not
Interrogative |
We should always speak the truth. |
Why should we not always speak the
truth? |
3. Assertive ↔
Imperative
|
Rule |
Assertive |
Imperative |
|
Duty/obligation |
We should |
Respect your parents. |
|
Necessity |
We must be |
Be honest. |
|
Prohibition (not allowed) |
We should not |
Do not tell a lie. |
|
Let (imperative) → Assertive |
Let us be kind |
We should be kind to the poor. |
4. Assertive ↔
Optative
|
Rule |
Assertive |
Optative |
|
Wish/Desire |
I wish I could fly. |
If I could fly! |
|
Pray (assertive) |
We wish that |
May you live long. |
|
Curse |
I wish he |
May he die! |
5. Assertive ↔
Exclamatory
|
Rule |
Assertive |
Exclamatory |
|
Very + adj |
He is very kind. |
How kind he is! |
|
So + adj + that |
The rose is so beautiful that I
cannot help admiring it. |
What a beautiful rose it is! |
|
Subject + aux + too + adj |
It is too hot to go out. |
How hot it is! |
|
Subject + aux + a great + noun |
He is a great fool. |
What a fool he is! |
|
Subject + aux + indeed |
Life is very beautiful indeed. |
How beautiful life is! |
