Affirmative to Negative

Rule 1:

Only বা alone এর পরিবর্তে উত্তর বাক্যের শুরুতে None but বসে। আর কোন পরিবর্তন হয়না।

Affirmative: Only he can play good cricket.

Negative: None but he can play good cricket.

Affirmative: Only the science students can apply for the post.

Negative: None but the science students can apply for the post.

Affirmative: Only they can do the work.

Negative: None but they can do the work.

Note: বস্তুর ক্ষেত্রে only এর পরিবর্তে nothing but বসে। তবে বয়সের ক্ষেত্রে বা সংখ্যার ক্ষেত্রে only এর পরিবর্তে not more than বসে।

Affirmative: He is only four.

Negative: He is not more than four.

Affirmative: They have only two cars.

Negative: They have not more than two cars.

Rule 2:

Affirmative sentence এ must থাকলে negative করার সময় must এর পরিবর্তে can not but/ can not help বসে। তবে can not help এর পরে যে verb থাকে তার সাথে ing যুক্ত করতে হয়।

Affirmative: You must yield to your fate.

Negative: You can not but yield to your fate.

Affirmative: We must obey our parents.

Negative: We can not but obey our parents.

Affirmative: You must care them.

Negative: You can not help caring them.

Rule 3:

Every কে Negative করতে হলে Every এর পরিবর্তে There is no বসে + every এর পরের শব্দটি বসে + but + প্রদত্ত sentence এর বাকী অংশ।

Affirmative: Everyone hates a terrorist.

Negative: There is no one but hates a terrorist.

Affirmative: Everybody fears a lion.

Negative: There is no body but hates a liar.

Rule 4:

As soon as যুক্ত sentence কে Negative করতে হলে-

As soon as এর জায়গায় no sooner had বসবে + প্রদত্ত Sentence এর কর্তা বসে + সে Sentence এর মূল verb এর past participle form বসে + সে sentence বাকী অংশ বসে + than + দ্বিতীয় বাক্য বসে।

Affirmative: As soon as he he saw the tiger, he ran away.

Negative: No sooner had he seen the Tiger than he ran away.

Affirmative: No sooner had the boy saw the police, he ran away.

Negative: As soon as the boy seen the police than he ran away.

Rule 5:

Affirmative sentence কে Negative করার সময় উক্ত sentence এর Affirmative শব্দটির Negative রূপ বসাতে হয়। এবং উক্ত Negative এর পূর্বে not বসাতে হয়। বাকী সব থিক থাকে।

Affirmative: He is a good man.

Negative: He is not a bad man.

Affirmative: Rakib is an honest boy.

Negative: Rakib is not a dishonest boy.

Affirmative: This was an extra-ordinary ship.

Negative: This was not an ordinary ship.

Rule 6:

Always যুক্ত Affirmative sentence কে Negative করতে হলে Always এর পরিবর্তে never বসে। Affirmative শব্দটির Negative রূপ বসাতে হয়।

Affirmative: He was always punctual.

Negative: He was never late.

Affirmative: I always tell truth.

Negative: I never tell lie.

Rule 7:

Superlative degree যুক্ত Affirmative sentence কে Negative করতে হলে –

No other + superlative এর পরের অংশ + verb + as + superlative degree এর positive form + as + প্রদত্ত sentence এর subject.

Affirmative: He is the best batsman in the team.

Negative: No other batsman in the team is as good as him.

Affirmative: You are the best boy in the class.

Negative: No other boy in the class is as good as you.

Rule 8:

Than any other/than all other যুক্ত comparative degree কে Negative করতে হলে –

No other + any other/all other এর পরের অংশ বসে + প্রদত্ত verb + so/as বসে + comparative degree এর positive form + as + প্রদত্ত sentence এর subject.

Affirmative: He is better than any other boy in the class.

Negative: No other boy in the class is as good as him.

Affirmative: Dhaka is bigger than all other cities in Bangladesh.

Negative: No other city in Bangladesh is as big as Dhaka.

Rule 9:

Than যুক্ত comparative degree কে Negative করতে হলে –

Than এর শেষের অংশ প্রথমে বসে + verb (tense ও person অনুযায়ী) + not + so/as + comparative degree এর positive form + as + প্রদত্ত sentence এর subject.

Affirmative: He is stronger than you.

Negative: You are not as/so strong as him.

Affirmative: I am taller than you.

Negative: You are not as tall as me.

Rule 10:

As....as যুক্ত positive degree কে Negative করতে হলে –

প্রথম as এর পরিবর্তে not less শেষ as এর পরিবর্তে than বসে।

Affirmative: Robi and Rahat were as strong as Rakib.

Negative: Robi and Rahat were not less strong than Rakib.

Affirmative: He is as good as you.

Negative: He is not less good than you.

Rule 11:

Less...than যুক্ত sentence কে Negative করতে হলে –

Less এর জায়গায় not as বসবে এবং than এর জায়গায় as বসবে।

Affirmative: He is less ugly than you said.

Negative: He is not as ugly as you said.

Affirmative: You are less good than he said.

Negative: You are not as good as he said.

Rule 12:

Too.....to যুক্ত sentence কে Negative করতে হলে –

Too এর জায়গায় so বসে + Too এর পরের adjective/adverb বসে + that বসে + পনুরায় subject বসে। + tense অনুযায়ী can not/could not + প্রদত্ত to এর পরের অংশ বসে।

Affirmative: He is too weak to walk.

Negative: He is so weak that he can not walk.

Affirmative: The sum was too difficult for me to work out.

Negative: The sum was so difficult for me that I could not work out.

PRACTICE [AFFIRMATIVE TO NEGATIVE]

1. Only the meritorious will get the job.

2. Rishad was alone alive in the accident.

3. I bought only a few chocolates for my son.

4. He has only two handsets.

5. We must obey our elders.

6. All men must die.

7. He is too weak to walk.

8. The freedom fighters are both honorable and remembered.

9. As soon as I got the job, I informed my friends.

10. Every man wants to be crowned of success.

11. A patriot is respected by all.

12. Honesty is the best policy.

13. Knowledge is power.

14. I have a few friends.

15. He had many friends but they did not come to assist him at his rainy day.

16. There is a little water in the glass.

17. Mr. Susan has much popularity in the society.

18. Man is mortal.

19. Dhaka is an old city.

20. Anupoma is strong in English.

21. Mutton chop was the cheapest dish in the menu.

22. He is respected by all.

23. The Titanic was regarded unsinkable.

24. The case is favored to me.

25. I wrote the answers correctly.

26. Health is wealth.

27. He can succeed in life.

28. Everybody knows it.

29. It lives together.

30. But the cook told him that this duck had only one leg.

31. He is the best player.

32. Day-to-day life in Dhaka is expensive.

33. Only Faiaz can do this.

34. The widow has only two goats of her own.

35. Every man wishes to be happy.

36. Every patriot loves his country.

37. I shall remember you.

38. He is kind to me.

39. I must go here.

40. She acted foolishly.

41. None should deny the truth.

42. She is never inattentive.

43. Nobody believes a liar.

44. Never tell a lie.

45. Faiaz is as tall as Arpi