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    Lecture Sheet - Assertive To Interrogative

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    The document outlines rules for converting assertive sentences to interrogative sentences in English. It provides examples for several types of conversions: using auxiliary verbs like do/does/did when an assertive sentence lacks one; replacing "never" with "ever" and "nothing" with "anything"; converting phrases like "every + noun" to "is there any + noun + who + negative"; and changing subjects like "somebody" to "who" while flipping between affirmative and negative forms. The shortcuts section emphasizes making assertive sentences negative when converting to interrogatives.

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    The document outlines rules for converting assertive sentences to interrogative sentences in English. It provides examples for several types of conversions: using auxiliary verbs like do/does/did when an assertive sentence lacks one; replacing "never" with "ever" and "nothing" with "anything"; converting phrases like "every + noun" to "is there any + noun + who + negative"; and changing subjects like "somebody" to "who" while flipping between affirmative and negative forms. The shortcuts section emphasizes making assertive sentences negative when converting to interrogatives.

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    The document outlines rules for converting assertive sentences to interrogative sentences in English. It provides examples for several types of conversions: using auxiliary verbs like do/does/did when an assertive sentence lacks one; replacing "never" with "ever" and "nothing" with "anything"; converting phrases like "every + noun" to "is there any + noun + who + negative"; and changing subjects like "somebody" to "who" while flipping between affirmative and negative forms. The shortcuts section emphasizes making assertive sentences negative when converting to interrogatives.

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    Lecture Sheet - Assertive To Interrogative

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    The document outlines rules for converting assertive sentences to interrogative sentences in English. It provides examples for several types of conversions: using auxiliary verbs like do/does/did when an assertive sentence lacks one; replacing "never" with "ever" and "nothing" with "anything"; converting phrases like "every + noun" to "is there any + noun + who + negative"; and changing subjects like "somebody" to "who" while flipping between affirmative and negative forms. The shortcuts section emphasizes making assertive sentences negative when converting to interrogatives.

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    Interchange of Assertive and Interrogative Sentences

    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
    interrogative sentence using “Do/Does/Did”.

    FOR EXAMPLE:

    Assertive: They play cricket.

    Interrogative: Do they not play cricket?

    Assertive: Manaj reads English newspaper.

    Interrogative: Does not Manaj read English newspaper?

    Assertive: He went to market.

    Interrogative: Did he not go to market?

     Never ————————————– Ever

    If we find the word “Never” in assertive sentence, we will write the


    word “Ever” instead of that word [Never] at the time of 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 assertive sentence, we will write the


    word “Anything” instead of that word [Nothing] at the time of 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 assertive sentence, we will write “Anything but” or


    use “What” instead of [Nothing but] at the time of 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 assertive sentence, we will write “Is there any + noun
    + who+ negative” at the time of 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.

    Toyab Hossain
    Assistant English Teacher
    Cosmo School, Dhaka.

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