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. |
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