Transformation of Sentences (Rules & Examples)

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  likes flowers.	Who does not like flowers?
Nobody/No one → Who (interro.)	Nobody believed it.	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 our  parents.	Respect your parents.
Necessity	We must be  honest.	Be honest.
Prohibition (not allowed)	We should not  tell a lie.	Do not tell a lie.
Let (imperative) →  Assertive	Let us be kind  to the poor.	We should be kind to the poor.

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4. Assertive ↔ Optative

Rule	Assertive	Optative
Wish/Desire	I wish I could fly.	If I could fly!
Pray (assertive)	We wish that  you may live long.	May you live long.
Curse	I wish he  might die.	May he die!

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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!

 

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  likes flowers.	Who does not like flowers?
Nobody/No one → Who (interro.)	Nobody believed it.	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 our  parents.	Respect your parents.
Necessity	We must be  honest.	Be honest.
Prohibition (not allowed)	We should not  tell a lie.	Do not tell a lie.
Let (imperative) → Assertive	Let us be kind  to the poor.	We should be kind to the poor.

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4. Assertive ↔ Optative

Rule	Assertive	Optative
Wish/Desire	I wish I could fly.	If I could fly!
Pray (assertive)	We wish that  you may live long.	May you live long.
Curse	I wish he  might die.	May he die!

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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!

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