Transformation of Sentences Shortcuts Chart

Affirmative to Negative

S.N.	Affirmative	Negative	Example
1	Only (Person)	None but	Aff:   Only Allah can help us. Neg: None but Allah can help us.
2	Only (Things)	Nothing but	Aff:   He likes only sweet. Neg: He likes nothing but sweet.
3	Only Age)	Not more than/ Not less than	Aff:   He is only ten. Neg: He is not more than ten.
4	Only (Number)	Not more than/ Not less than	Aff:   The man has only a shirt. Neg: The man has not more than a shirt.
5	Alone (person)	None but	Aff:   Allah alone can save us. Neg: None but Allah can save us.
6	Must	Can’t but/ Can’t help + verb+ing	Aff:   You must obey your parents. Neg: You cannot but obey your parents.
7	Have to	Can’t but/ Can’t help + verb+ing	Aff:   We have to leave this beautiful world. Neg: We cannot but leave this beautiful world.
8	Has to	Can’t but/ Can’t help + verb+ing	Aff:   He has to run his family. Neg: He cannot but run his family.
9	Had to	Couldn’t but/ Couldn’t help + verb+ing	Aff:   I had to join the study tour. Neg: I could not but join the study tour.
10	Need to	Can’t but/ Can’t help + verb+ing	Aff:   I need to go there. Neg: I cannot but go there.
11	Needed to	Couldn’t but/ Couldn’t help + verb+ing	Aff:   I needed to go there. Neg: I could not but go there.
12	Many	Not a few	Aff:   I have many friends. Neg: I have not a few friends.
13	A few	Not many	Aff:   I have a few friends. Neg: I have not many friends.
14	A little	Not much	Aff:   I have a little rice. Neg: I have not much rice.
15	much	Not a little	Aff:   He has much money. Neg: He has not a little money.
16	As soon as	No sooner had-----than	Aff:   As soon as the man saw the police, he ran. No sooner had the man seen the police than he ran.
17	Scarcely-----when	No sooner had-----than	Af: Scarcely had the man seen the police when he fled. No sooner had the man seen the police than he fled.
18	Hardly-----when	No sooner had-----than	Aff: Hardly had the bird seen the hunter, when it flew. No sooner had the bird seen the hunter than it flew.
19	Every + Noun Every mother Every student	There is no +noun+ but + verb/ There is no --- who does not+ verb	Aff:   Every mother loves her child. Neg: There is no mother but loves her child. Neg: There is no mother who does not loves her child.
20	As-----as	Not less than/ No less then	Aff:   My father is as wise as our Headmaster. Neg: My father is not less wise than our Headmaster.
21	Less-----then	Not as ----- as	Aff:   My father is less wise than our Headmaster. Neg: My father is not as wise as our Headmaster.
22	Both-----and	Not only ----- but also	Aff:   He is both a student and a player. Neg: He is not only a student but also a player.
23	Too-----to	So ----- that (+ Sub + Cannot /could not)	Aff:   He is too weak to walk. Neg: He is so weak that he cannot walk.
24	Sometimes	Do/Does/Did not always/ Not always	Aff:   Abed sometimes comes to our house. Neg: Abed does not always come to our house.
25	Always	Never --- adjective’s antonym	Aff:   Diba was always punctual. Neg: Diba was never late.
26	For the las time	Never ----- again	Aff:   He came here for the last time. Neg: He never came here again.
27	For good	Never ----- again	Aff:   He has given up smoking for good. Neg: He will never smoke again.
28	For ever	Never ----- again	Aff:   He has left the village for ever. Neg: He will never come to his village again.
29	Affirmative word	Not + antonym	Aff:   The man is happy. Neg: The man is not unhappy.
30	Universal Truth	Negative Interrogative (Auxiliary + n’t)	Aff:   Health is wealth. Neg: Isn’t health wealth?

Assertive to Interrogative

S.N.	Assertive	Interrogative	Example
1	Nobody, No one, None, No man, No person	Who + verb ..........? /Can/Could + anybody/anyone + verb ………..…?	Asser: None can avoid death. Inter: Who can avoid death?
2	Everybody, Everyone, all, Everyman, all man +verb	Who + does/did not + verb + ....?/ Who + can/could not + verb + ...?	Asser: Everybody wants to be happy. Inter: Who does not want to be happy?
3	Everybody, Everyone, all, Everyman, all man +to be	Who is not/ Who are not + .......?	Asser: All are equal in the eyes of law. Int: Who is not equal in the eyes of law?
4	Every + Noun Every mother Every father	Is there any + noun + who does not + verb ......... ?	Asser:   Every mother loves her child. Inter: Is there any mother who does not love her child?
5	Never	Ever	Asser: Abed never tell a lie. Inter: Does Abed ever tell a lie?
6	Nothing	Anything	Asser: Nothing can prevent me. Inter: Can anything prevent me?
7	There is no use + noun ....	What is the use of + ......?	Asser: There is no use of this machine. Inter: What is the use of this machine?
8	There is nobody + adjective + than ......	What is + adjective + than + .......?	Asser: There is nobody wiser than she. Inter: Who is wiser than she?
9	Nothing but	What ......... but ...........?	Asser: Life is nothing but a hell. Inter: What is life but a hell?
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Assertive to Imperative

S.N.	Assertive	Imperative	Example
1	You do not + verb	Don’t + verb	Asser:  You do not run in the sun. Imper: Don’t run in the sun.
2	You should not + verb	Don’t + verb	Asser:  You should not go there. Imper: Don’t go there.
3	You should always + verb	Always + verb	Asser:  You should always speak the truth.  Imper: Always speak the truth.
4	You should never	Never + verb	Asser:  You should never tell a lie. Imper: Never tell a lie.
5	We should + verb ..........	Let’s + verb	We should walk by the side of a river. Imp: Let’s walk by the side of a river.
6	I request you to + verb +	Please + verb object/ complement	Asser: I request you to open the door. Imper: Please open the door.
7	I advise you to + verb ......	Please + verb object/ complement	Asser: I advise you to open the door. Imper: Please do the sum.
8	You should + verb+ object	Please + verb object/ complement	Asser:  You should eat rice. Imper: Please eat rice.
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Prepared by: Nurul Amin