| S.N. |
Questions of the Transformations |
Answers of the Transformations |
| 1 |
I would as soon die as injure you. (Comparative) |
I would die sooner than injure you. |
| 2 |
He is as intimate to me as to you. (Comparative) |
He is not more intimate to you than to me. |
| 3 |
There is no mystery as great as misery. (Comparative) |
Misery is greater than any other mystery. |
| 4 |
He is at least as competent as any other man. (Comparative) |
He is not less competent than any other man. |
| 5 |
O what misery is in store for me! (Assertive) |
Great misery is in store for me. |
| 6 |
How charming! (Assertive) |
It is very charming. |
| 7 |
Woe to the traitor to his country! (Assertive) |
Let woe befall the traitor to his country. |
| 8 |
I rejoice that my friend is coming. (Exclamatory) |
Hurrah! My friend is coming. |
| 9 |
Good morning! Mr. Bose. (Assertive) |
I wish you Mr. Bose Good morning. |
| 10 |
Away with you. You rogue! (Assertive) |
You are a rogue and must go away at once. |
| 11 |
The spectators cried out that it was a capital hit. (Exclamatory) |
‘Capital hit!’ Cried out the spectators. |
| 12 |
Had I but a friend to support me! (Assertive) |
I wish I had a friend to support me. |
| 13 |
I am very desirous of the meeting of meeting you once more. (Exclamatory) |
Oh, how much I desire to meet you once more! |
| 14 |
It is shameful that he does not look after his old father. (Exclamatory) |
Fie! He does not look after his old father. |
| 15 |
He tried all plans. (Negative) |
He left no plan untried. |
| 16 |
No one can deny that he is a good musician. (Affirmative) |
Everyone admits that he is a good musician. |
| 17 |
It is not always easy in the company to speak frankly. (Affirmative) |
It is often difficult in the company to speak frankly. |
| 18 |
Every rose has a thorn. (Negative) |
There is no rose without a thorn. |
| 19 |
The bailiff would not wait any longer. (Affirmative) |
The bailiff refused to wait any longer. |
| 20 |
This was not the last attack. (Affirmative) |
More attacks followed. |
| 21 |
I was not sure that he would come. (Affirmative) |
I was doubtful if he would come. |
| 22 |
He loves you. (Negative) |
He is not without love for you. |
| 23 |
He always minds his lessons. (Negative) |
He never neglects his lessons. |
| 24 |
It always pours when it rains. (Negative) |
It never rains but pours. |
| 25 |
He is competent for the post. (Negative)) |
He is not incompetent for the post. |
| 26 |
You are the only person fit for the post. (Negative) |
No other person but you are fit for the post. |
| 27 |
I come here for the last time. (Negative) |
Never again I shall come here. |
| 28 |
In all respects this morning was like any other. (Negative) |
This morning did not differ from any other in any respect. |
| 29 |
Everybody will admit that I am right. (Negative) |
Nobody will deny that I am right. |
| 30 |
He will probably arrive. (Negative) |
It is not improbable that he will arrive. |
| 31 |
Why waste time? (Assertive) |
It is no use wasting time. |
| 32 |
There is no use of this statue. (Interrogative) |
What is the use of this statue? |
| 33 |
Their glory can never fade. (Interrogative) |
Can their glory ever fade? |
| 34 |
Fair words are of no avail in times of danger. (Interrogative) |
Of what avail are fair words in times of danger? |
| 35 |
It does not matter if I fail. (Interrogative) |
What does it matter if I fail? |
| 36 |
There is no hope for me if you do not come. (Interrogative) |
Is there any hope for me if you do not come? |
| 37 |
Nowhere in the world, you will find a mountain peak higher than Everest. (Interrogative) |
Where in the world will you find a mountain peak higher than Everest? |
| 38 |
There is nothing wrong with me. (Interrogative) |
Is there anything wrong with me? |
| 39 |
He will go only under compulsion. (Negative) |
He will go unless he is compelled. |
| 40 |
Chance and accidents are only aliases of ignorance. (Negative) |
Chance and accidents are nothing but aliases of ignorance. |
| 41 |
Jim was always on time. (Negative) |
Jim is never late. |
| 42 |
I saw nothing in the bag but husks and dust. (Affirmative) |
I saw only but husks and dust in the bag. |
| 43 |
It was the only school for males. (Negative) |
There was no other school for males. |
| 44 |
Nobody had seen her smile. (Passive) |
She had not seen anybody smile. |
| 45 |
We went to see the launching of the ship. (Passive) |
We went to see the ship being launched. |
| 46 |
He wants to do it. (Passive) |
It is wanted to be done by him/ He wants that it should be done. |
| 47 |
Perfect, perfect little house! Who could mind the smell? (Assertive) |
It was such a perfect little house that nobody could mind the smell. |
| 48 |
Only he who was pure in heart could be perfectly just. (Negative) |
None but he who was pure in heart could be perfectly just. |
| 49 |
Both Rahim and Karim went there. (Negative) |
Not only Rahim but also Karim went there. |
| 50 |
A little boy is never guilty. (Affirmative) |
A little boy is always innocent. |
| 51 |
There are many people here. (Negative) |
There are not a few people here. |
| 52 |
We did not sell much honey. (Affirmative) |
We sold a little honey. |
| 53 |
I shall never come here. (Affirmative) |
I come here for the last time. |
| 54 |
I have never seen him since then. (Affirmative) |
Then I saw him last. |
| 55 |
I shall never warn you. (Affirmative) |
I warn you for the last time. |
| 56 |
He has left the village forever. (Negative) |
He will never come to the village again. |
| 57 |
I have given up smoking forever (Negative) |
I shall never smoke again. |
| 58 |
He came here for the last time. (Negative) |
He never came here again. |
| 59 |
Everyone must die. (Interrogative) |
Who will not die? |
| 60 |
Everybody has some desire. (Interrogative) |
Who does not have any desire? |
| 61 |
An honest man never tells a lie. (Interrogative) |
Does an honest man ever tell a lie? |
| 62 |
You have never seen it before. (Interrogative) |
Have you ever seen it before? |
| 63 |
It was a good idea. (Interrogative) |
Wasn’t it a good idea? |
| 64 |
I know nothing about it (Interrogative) |
Do I know anything about it? |
| 65 |
There is nothing better than honesty. (Interrogative) |
Is there anything better than honesty? |
| 66 |
Our life is nothing but a walking shadow. (Interrogative) |
What is our life but a walking shadow? |
| 67 |
Surely you are not his servant. (Interrogative) |
Are you his servant? |
| 68 |
It is of no use now. (Interrogative) |
Of what use is it now? / Is it of any use now? |
| 69 |
It was nothing but deceit. (Interrogative) |
What was it but deceit? |
| 70 |
You are a great fool. (Exclamatory) |
What a fool you are! |
| 71 |
The cat runs very swiftly. (Exclamatory) |
How swiftly the cat runs! |
| 72 |
I wish I had the wings of a dove. (Exclamatory) |
Had I the wings of a dove! |
| 73 |
He works very nicely. (Exclamatory) |
How nicely he works! |
| 74 |
Your book is as heavy as mine. (Comparative) |
My book is not heavier than yours. |
| 75 |
The tea is too hot to be drunk. (Negative) |
The tea is so hot that it cannot be drunk. |
| 76 |
This fact is too evident to require proof. (Negative) |
This fact is so evident that it does not require any proof. |
| 77 |
What a fall was there, my countrymen! (Assertive) |
There was a great fall, my countrymen. |
| 78 |
Any branch of knowledge is too difficult to be conquered by perseverance. (Negative) |
Any branch of knowledge is so difficult that it cannot be conquered by perseverance. |
| 79 |
I have never seen so beautiful a pearl as this. (Comparative) |
I have never seen a pearl more beautiful than this. |
| 80 |
He is too honest to accept a bribe. (Negative) |
He is so honest that he cannot accept a bribe. |
| 81 |
The Romans expected to conquer Carthage. (Passive) |
The Romans expected Carthage to be conquered. |
| 82 |
He leaped into the water as soon as the ship touched the shore. (Negative) |
No sooner had the ship touched the shore than he leaped into the water. |
| 83 |
Besides robbing the passenger, he also murdered them. (Negative) |
He not only robbed the passenger but also murdered him. |
| 84 |
Subas balls faster than Ashoke. (Positive) |
Ashoke does not bowl so fast as Subash does. |
| 85 |
Who does not know that two and two make four? (Assertive) |
Everybody knows that two and two make four. |
| 86 |
Napoleon was one of the greatest European Generals. (Positive) |
Very few Generals of Europe were as great as Napoleon. |
| 87 |
If only I could see him reproach him for his ingratitude! (Assertive) |
I wish to see him reproach him for his ingratitude. |
| 88 |
It is now time to call over the names. (Passive) |
It is now time for the names to be called over. |
| 89 |
Of Jesus’s birth, many tales are told. (Passive) |
People tell many tales of Jesus’s birth. |
| 90 |
Every tree is known by its fruits. (Negative) |
No tree cannot be known by its fruits. |
| 91 |
I did this before. (Affirmative) |
It is wrong to say that I have ever done this before. |
| 92 |
This is too small a thing to pit down. (Negative) |
This is so small a thing that cannot be put down. |
| 93 |
A proposal was made by them to hold a meeting. (Active) |
They proposed to hold a meeting. |
| 94 |
Friendship is nothing but a name. (Interrogative) |
What is friendship but a name? |
| 95 |
He turned all the stones. (Negative) |
He left no stone unturned. |
| 96 |
I missed the train. (Negative) |
I could not catch the train. |
| 97 |
They solved their problem wisely. (Negative) |
They did not solve their problem unwisely. |
| 98 |
What a pity! (Assertive) |
It is a great pity. |
| 99 |
It burns the prettiest of any wood. (Positive) |
No other wood burns so pretty as it. |
| 100 |
He is less stupid than Apurbo. (Positive) |
He is not so stupid as Apurbo. |
