Interchange of Assertive and Interrogative Sentences
Transformation of Sentences [Assertive to Interrogative], Read in Bangla
Assertive ————————————————–Interrogative
- If the auxiliary or helping verb is not available. —— Using Do/Does/Did
If we find that there is no helping verb in the assertive sentence, we will write an interrogative sentence using “Do/Does/Did”.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Assertive: They play cricket.
Interrogative: Do they not play cricket?
Assertive: Manaj reads English newspapers.
Interrogative: Does not Manaj read English newspapers?
Assertive: He went to market.
Interrogative: Did he not go to market?
- Never ————————————– Ever
If we find the word “Never” in the assertive sentence, we will write the word “Ever” instead of that word [Never] at the time of the interrogative sentence.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Assertive: Ranjan never takes tea.
Interrogative: Does Ranjan ever take tea?
Assertive: She never loved me.
Interrogative: Did she love me?
Assertive: You can never forget her.
Interrogative: Can you ever forget her?
- Nothing ———————————— Anything
If we find the word “Nothing” in the assertive sentence, we will write the word “Anything” instead of that word [Nothing] at the time of the interrogative sentence.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Assertive: He said nothing about this matter.
Interrogative: Did he say anything about this matter?
Assertive: I have nothing to do.
Interrogative: Have you anything to do?
Assertive: There is nothing better than honesty.
Interrogative: Is there anything better than honesty?
- Nothing but —————————————Anything but/ what
If we find “Nothing but” in the assertive sentence, we will write “Anything but” or use “What” instead of [Nothing but] at the time of the interrogative sentence.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Assertive: Our life is nothing but a walking shadow.
Interrogative: Is our life anything but a walking shadow?
Or What is our life but a walking shadow?
Assertive: He gave me nothing but love.
Interrogative: Did he give me anything but love?
Or What did he give me but love?
Assertive: Ramen wants nothing but a government job.
Interrogative: What does Ramen want but a government job?
- Every + noun ———— Is there any + noun + who + negative
If we find “Every + noun” in the assertive sentence, we will write “Is there any + noun + who+ negative” at the time of the interrogative sentence.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Assertive: Every man wishes to be happy.
Interrogative: Is there any man who does not wish to be happy?
Assertive: Every mother loves her child.
Interrogative: Is there any mother who does not love her child?
Assertive: Every man wishes to be powerful.
Interrogative: Is there any man who does not wish to be powerful?
- Someone/ somebody/ everybody/ everyone/ no one/ nobody/ anybody/ anyone ————– who (Affirmative–Negative) (Negative–Affirmative)
If we find the words “Someone/ somebody/ everybody/ everyone/ no one/ nobody/ anybody/ anyone” in assertive sentence, we will write the word “Who” instead of those words [Someone/ somebody/ everybody/ everyone/ no one/ nobody/ anybody/ anyone] and make the affirmative sentence into negative and the negative into affirmative sentence at the time of interrogative sentence.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Assertive: Everybody loves her children.
Interrogative: Who does not love her children?
Assertive: Everybody has some needs.
Interrogative: Who has no needs?
Assertive: Nobody trusts a lair.
Interrogative: Who trusts a lair?
Assertive: No one can lie alone.
Interrogative: Who can live alone?
- Most of the time we should make the assertive (affirmative) sentences negative interrogative if we want to make interrogative.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Assertive: He reads in this college.
Interrogative: Does he not read in this college?
Assertive: The sun rises in the east.
Interrogative: Does not the sun rise in the east?
Assertive: It was a good idea.
Interrogative: Was it not a good idea?
SHORT CUT METHOD TO MEMORIZE THE RULES
Interchange of Assertive and Interrogative Sentences
Assertive Interrogative
- Never ————————- Ever
- Nothing ———————— Anything
- Nothing but ——————– Anything but/ what
- Every + noun ———— Is there any + noun + who + negative
- Someone/ somebody/ everybody/ everyone/ no one/ nobody/ anybody/ anyone ————– who (Affirmative–Negative) (Negative–Affirmative)
- If the auxiliary or helping verb is not available.—-Using Do/Does/Did
- Most of the time we should make the assertive (affirmative) sentence negative interrogative if we want to make interrogative.
To read the transformation of sentences [ Affirmative to Negative], click here.
To read the transformation of sentences [ Imperative to Assertive ], click here.
