Negative and affirmative sentences from 10th Kumarbharti Mh State Board

Negative and affirmative sentences from the 10th Kumarbharti Mh State Board

Negative to Affirmative 

• Negative: I hadn't had much luck of late.
• Affirmative: I had been unlucky of late.

• Negative: But I can't pay you.
• Affirmative: I am unable to pay you.

• Negative: He couldn’t help laughing.
• Affirmative: He was compelled to laugh.

• Negative: Once I could write like an educated man, there would be no limit to what I could achieve.
• Affirmative: Once I could write like an educated man, the possibilities for my achievement would be limitless.

• Negative: He did not seem to mind.
• Affirmative: He seemed indifferent.

• Negative: If I don’t take the money, he’ll only waste it on his friends.
• Affirmative: Unless I take the money, he’ll only waste it on his friends.

• Negative: I drew them out with no  sound.
• Affirmative: I drew them out silently.

• Negative: I had never bought a ticket in my life.
• Affirmative: I had always travelled without a ticket in my life.

• Negative: I had no idea where to spend the night.
• Affirmative: I was clueless about where to spend the night.

• Negative: I did not want to make anyone curious.
• Affirmative: I wanted to avoid making anyone curious.

• Negative: It is, therefore, not surprising that he was honoured with the rank of Air Force Marshal.
• Affirmative: It is natural that he was honoured with the rank of Air Force Marshal.

• Negative: Creeping like a snail, unwilling to school.
• Affirmative: Creeping like a snail, reluctantly to school.

• Negative: She really doesn’t seem to be afraid of anything.
• Affirmative: She seems quite fearless.

• Negative: I don’t need beautiful armour.
• Affirmative: I can do without beautiful armour.

• Negative: There will be no trouble for you, squire.
• Affirmative: Everything will be easy for you, squire.

• Negative: You do not understand, squire.
• Affirmative: You fail to understand, squire.

• Negative: He would never fail in anything that he would undertake.
• Affirmative: He would always succeed in everything that he would undertake.

• Negative: The king was convinced by none of these answers.
• Affirmative: The king remained unconvinced by all of these answers.

• Negative: The hermit listened to the king but said nothing.
• Affirmative: The hermit listened to the king but remained silent.

• Negative: The king did not give him the spade and continued to dig.
• Affirmative: The king refused to give him the spade and continued to dig.

• Negative: The blood would not stop flowing.
• Affirmative: The blood continued flowing.

• Negative: I do not know you, and I’ve nothing to forgive you for.
• Affirmative: You are unknown to me, and I have a reason to forgive you.

• Negative: You can’t connect the dots looking forward.
• Affirmative: It is impossible to connect the dots looking forward.

• Negative: This approach has never let me down.
• Affirmative: This approach has always been successful for me.

• Negative: Don’t lose faith.
• Affirmative: Keep faith.

• Negative: Don’t be trapped by dogma.
• Affirmative: Remain free from dogma.

• Negative: Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented.
• Affirmative: Everyone is satisfied and sane.

• Negative: He was unable to do that.
• Affirmative: He failed to do that.

• Negative: They do not merely discuss their duty to God.
• Affirmative: They do more than just discuss their duty to God.

• Negative: The poem does not have a rhyme scheme.
• Affirmative: The poem is an example of free verse.

• Negative: You have been waiting long at the city bus stop.
• Affirmative: You have been waiting for quite some time at the city bus stop.

• Negative: The woman was not happy to see the invitation.
• Affirmative: The woman was unhappy to see the invitation.

Affirmative to Negative

• Affirmative: Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.
• Negative: Where the mind is not fearful and the head is not bowed.

• Affirmative: It’s easy to rob a greedy man.
• Negative: It is not difficult to rob a greedy man.

• Affirmative: It’s difficult to rob a careless man.
• Negative: It is not easy to rob a careless man.

• Affirmative: His face was clear and unlined.
• Negative: His face was not unclear or lined.

• Affirmative: I found myself standing alone on the deserted platform.
• Negative: I did not find anyone else with me on the deserted platform.

• Affirmative: The only officer to attain the highest post of Marshal...
• Negative: No other officer had attained the highest post of Marshal...

• Affirmative: His most outstanding contribution was during that war.
• Negative: No other contribution of his was as outstanding as the one during that war.

• Affirmative: Miracles are alright, Polly.
• Negative: There is nothing wrong with miracles, Polly.

• Affirmative: Miracles are alright, Polly. The only difficulty with them is that they don’t happen nowadays.
• Negative: Miracles are alright, Polly. It is just that they hardly happen nowadays.

• Affirmative: I had forgotten about them in the excitement of the theft.
• Negative: I hadn't remembered them in the excitement of the theft.

• Affirmative: It was a simple matter to steal.
• Negative: It was not a complex matter to steal.

• Affirmative: The hermit spoke only to common folk.
• Negative: The hermit did not speak to anyone but common folk.

• Affirmative: The hermit silently handed over the spade.
• Negative: The hermit handed over the spade without saying a word.

• Affirmative: It was very clear looking backwards 10 years later.
• Negative: It was not at all unclear looking backwards 10 years later.

• Affirmative: The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again.
• Negative: The heaviness of being successful did not remain; it gave way to the lightness of being a beginner again.

• Affirmative: Your time is limited.
• Negative: Your time is not unlimited./ You don't have much time.

• Affirmative: Remember that it is possible to make mistakes.
• Negative: Do not forget that it is possible to make mistakes.

• Affirmative: The smile came by itself, without any effort.
• Negative: The smile required no effort.

• Affirmative: It was a queer way to make a living!
• Negative: It was not an ordinary way to make a living.

• Affirmative: The story of his suffering and loss will live on in the memories of the people of his village. 
• Negative: The story of his suffering and loss will never fade from the memories of the people of his village.