Negative / Affirmative Sentence

 Negative / Affirmative Sentence

A) Using opposite words- 

1) This is not good.

This is bad.

2) The prince is cruel.

 The prince is not kind.

B) Using fail to, fails to, failed to / do not, does not, did not

1) Ram does not understand her.

Ram fails to understand her.

2) She did not kill the cat.

She failed to kill a cat.

3) I do not come.

I fail to come.

C) Using as well as, not only – - - - but also –

1) They are not only clever but also rich.

They are clever as well as rich.

2) He was strong as well as kind.

He was not only strong but also kind.

D) Using too - - -to / so - - -that –

1) She is too tired to walk.

She is so tired that she cannot walk.

2) They are so lazy that I cannot help them.

They are too lazy for me to help them.

E) Using unless / If - - - not

1) If you work hard, you will win.

Unless you work hard, you will not win.

2) Unless he runs fast, he will remain behind in the race.

If he does not run fast, he will remain behind in the race.

F) Changing the degree -

1) Ram is taller than Shyam.

Shyam is not as tall as Ram.

2) I am not as fat as Rahul.

 Rahul is fatter than I.

G) Using cannot / couldnot or be unable to -

1) I cannot do it.

I am unable to do it.

2) He could not come.

He was unable to come.

H) Using hardly / any or no, anybody or nobody, anything or nothing

1) There are no set timings.

There are hardly any set timings.

2) Nobody liked the dance.

Hardly anybody liked the dance.

3) He had nothing to eat.

He had hardly anything to eat.

I) Using without / no / less

1) He has no children.

He is without children.

He is childless.

2) We don’t have vision.

We are without vision.

We are visionless.

J) As soon as / No sooner - - - than

1) As soon as Ram came, all stud up.

 No sooner did Ram come than all stood up.

2) No sooner does she sing, she gets money.

As soon as she sings, she gets money.

H) Only / nothing but (inanimate) / none but (animate)

1) It is nothing but a primary school.

It is only a primary school.

Note that :- The meaning of original sentence should not be changed while making it affirmative or negative