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Unit 2: Functional English Grammar : Transformation and Synthesis of Sentences

4. Affirmative : The policeman will accept the bribe. Notes
Negative : The policeman will not fail to accept the bribe.
(C)
By removing the Adverb ‘too’; as—
1. Affirmative : He is too clever to be taken in.
Negative : He is so clever that he cannot be taken in.
2. Affirmative : You are so intelligent that you will see through his trick.
Negative : You are too intelligent not to see through his trick.
(D)
By using ‘No sooner-than’ and ‘but’; as—
1. Affirmative : As soon as the thief saw the policeman, he took to his heels.
Negative : No sooner did the thief see the policeman than he took to his heels.
2. Affirmative : As soon as you receive my letter, reply to it.
Negative : No sooner do you receive my letter than reply to it.
3. Affirmative : Only the brave deserve the fair.
Negative : None but the brave deserve the fair.
4. Affirmative : It always pours when it rains.
Negative : It never rains, but it pours.
(E)
By interchanging the Degree of Comparison; as—
1. Affirmative : Sohrab was as brave as Rustam.
Negative : Rustam was not braver than Sohrab.
2. Affirmative : Lata sings better than Asha.
Negative : Asha does not sing so well as Lata.
3. Affirmative : Raman is the strongest athlete in the school.
Negative : No other athlete in the school is so strong as Raman.
(F)
By using Phrases opposite in meaning; as—
1. Affirmative : He stood surety for me.
Negative : He did not fail to stand surety for me.
2. Affirmative : Everybody admits that he is a fool.
Negative : Nobody denies that he is a fool.
3. Affirmative : I am a sleeping partner in this business.
Negative : I am not a working partner in this business.
(G)
1. Affirmative : I am willing to walk to the hospital.
Negative : I don’t mind walking to the hospital.
2. Affirmative : How can I punish either of you?
Negative : I cannot punish either of you.
Self-Assessment
3. (i) Change the following sentences into Negative, without changing the sense:
(a) I hate liars.
(b) Your honesty is beyond doubt.

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