Changing Sentences

Assertive to Interrogative and Vice Versa

Assertive Interrogative

Auxiliary verb + n’t + sub +ext +?

1. Sub + verb + ext. Auxiliary verb + n’t + sub + verb +ext +?

2. Sub+auxiliary
verb+not+ verb+ext. Auxiliary verb + sub + verb +ext +?

Who + auxiliary verb + n’t + verb + ext+?

3. Everybody/everyone/all Is there any+noun+who +auxiliary verb+n’t
4. Every/all + noun +verb +ext+?

5. Nobody/none/no one Who+verb+ext+?

6. Nothing What+verb+ext+?

Main word Opposite Main word Opposite

never ever/always nobody anybody

no any no one anyone

nothing anything sometimes often

Turn assertive sentences into interrogative and vice versa

a. Ass: They are fond of watching “Twenty-twenty“ cricket.

Int: Aren’t they fond of watching “Twenty-twenty“ cricket?
We are proud of our freedom fighters. It is the duty of us to educate the literate. You can be
happy without it. He is a good man. Man is mortal. The policemen are different. The old sailor
had a sane look. Oli is a reasonable man. The executives were not unkind people. The
orphanage boys were not unhealthy. I shall not forget you. John was not a dishonest boy. He
is not my friend. They are unhappy. He can live in his own house. He can succeed in life. One
can be succeeded in without it. It is raining. The child is going to school. Prevention is better
than cure. I will remind you. I have not taken my revenge. He did not give me a glass of milk.
The contractor did not finish the work in one day. He does not go to office at 9 o’clock.
She does not speak English fluently. They did not arrive in the morning. He does not call his
mother every day. Shyam did not pass the test. Seraj was not afraid of it.
b. Ass: My mother works at a bank.

Changing Sentence
Assertive to Interrogative and vice versa
Int: Doesn’t my mother work at a bank?
Supty sings really well. Martin gets along with his brother-in-law. My sister lives with my
parents. She likes vegetables. It prevails in every walk of our life. I get up early in the morning.
I like reading Read more. The students want to visit the smithy. We eat to live. I know the
answer. I want to leave now. The books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great
ideas. My friend invited me to pay a visit to Cox’s Bazar. She passed her time in reading and
writing. He inherited vast property from his father and sister. The master enquired of the
missing leg. He felt very helpless. He rejected the proposal. I bought a pen. The boy killed the
spider with his shoe. She recognized him at once. He apologized for his conduct. Everyday
many people go to visit it.
c. Int: Does father read much?
Ass: Father doesn’t read much.
Have they promised to pay higher wages? Didn’t her performance in that movie win her?
Wouldn’t she be able to go? Will he forget that experience? Was she not a stupid to do that?
Can a leopard change its spots? Is your house ready for visitors? Have you brushed your teeth
today? Is this your jacket? Are you going? Do you know my friend? Is not poverty a curse? Do
you know me? Have you learnt your lesson today? Have you seen the man who came to visit
yesterday? Can I take your pen? Will you go to college today? Did you see the accident? Did
you go to college yesterday? Can you draw a picture of a tree? Didn’t he look at the pictures?
Don’t my mother and grandmother go to market every day? Will you listen to such a fool?
Doesn’t my friend write short stories? Does he know how to knit? Didn’t he dare to challenge
me?

Never = always/ ever, no = any often = sometimes

Just escape not from the sentence

Ass: It was always exciting in an alarming way.

Int: Was it never exciting in an alarming way?
Ass: It is of no use now.
Int: Is it of any use now?
He always gets up early. I will never forget this day. She never followed the wrong path. I
have no money. There is no room in the bench. He has no money. They often come here. I
sometimes read book. He has no tension. He is always late. He is never absent in the class.
There is no room in the bench. There glory can never fade. They had never been anywhere
else overnight together. I’ve never thought about it before. He always claimed me. The
flies never trouble me. I never saw such small pigs before. She always makes our clothes.
We can always count on. You always have a high opinion of yourself. I always pictured
myself. You’ve always taken care of us. He is never late to attend his classes. Their
contribution will always be remembered. They are always sincere to their duties. We always
remember their memories. He is always punctual to attend his classes. But he is always
active. He is never independent without his employer. He always eats one thing. An honest
man never tells a lie. You have never seen it before. I know nothing about it. There is nothing
better than honesty. It is of no use now. It was nothing but deceit. There is no hope for me
if you do not come.

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Assertive to Interrogative and vice versa
Int: Do you ever drink coffee?
Ass: You never drink coffee.
Have you ever been to Paris? Have you ever been to America? Do you ever go cycling? Are
your shoes never on? Did you always eat lunch yet? Was the movie always enjoyable? Did
the girls never get to school on time? Were you always too late? Would you never like
cookies or a banana for dessert? Do you always think a little longer? Will you ever be home
soon? Do you ever want to go there? Did you never see her? Have you ever watched the
movie? Have you ever been there before? Can you always help me get rid of this dog? Can I
always borrow your grammar book for a day? Could you never help me with these bags? Do
you never know who she is? Did you never make a plan?

Everybody/Everyone Who + auxiliary verb + n’t+ verb+ext+?

Nobody/No one/None Who+ verb+ext+?

Nothing What+ verb+ext+?

a. Ass: Everybody likes flower.

Int: Who doesn’t like flower?
Everybody knew this. Everybody respects a truthful person. Everybody knows about the
Royal Bengal Tigers of the Sundarbans. Everybody works hard to gain his object. Everybody
believed that education is the back bone of a nation. Everybody likes his magic spell.
Everybody loves him. Everybody can be conscious of his health. Everybody supported the
freedom fighters. Everyone can prosper in life with industry. Everyone was present
there. Everybody has some desire. Everyone must die. Everyone has completed the job.
Everyone would like to be rich. All love his motherland. All help me. All must die.
b. Ass: None could count my love for you.
Int: Who could count my love for you?
No one likes him. Nobody can escape death. None can save you. Nobody will help him. No one
is absent. None has done it. None could count my love for you. No one likes him. Nobody can
escape death. None could answer the question. Nobody has touched it. None should deny the
truth. No one can bear an unprovoked insult. Nobody can trust such a liar.
c. Int: Who does not know that two and two makes four?
Ass: Everybody knows that two and two makes four.
Int: Who can do the work?
Ass: Nobody can do the work.
Who doesn’t live in society? Who doesn’t need pure air? Who didn’t help me? Who does not
wish to be happy? Who does not believe in God? Who will solve this problem? Who is perfect?
Who will drive the car? Who will save you now? Who can do the work? Who has broken the
chair? Who has broken the plate? Who told you this? Who will drive the car? Who knows you?
Who did it? Who is telling the lies? Who was selling mangoes? Who has made the holes? Who
could say the answer? Who will send the mail? Who would not like to be rich? Who does not
wish to be happy? Who does not believe in God? Who will solve this problem? Who is perfect?

Changing Sentence
Assertive to Interrogative and vice versa
Who wants to save the world? Who came here in the morning? Who knows the answer? Who
is knocking at the door? Who could possibly mind the smell?
Ass: Friendship is nothing but a name.
Int: What is friendship but a name?
Ass: Anger is nothing but a vice.
Int: What is anger but a vice?
Our life is nothing but a walking shadow. Life is nothing but a tale of an idiot. Wealth is
nothing but tension. Money is nothing but anxieties. Life is nothing but full of thorns. Love is
nothing but foolishness. Our life is nothing but some total of days, months or years. Life is
nothing but full of actions.
Exceptional Rules
Assertive Interrogative

a. Every moment is important. Which moment is not important?

b. It is no use wasting time. Why waste time?

c. Fair words are of no avail in times of Of what avail are fair words in times of
danger. danger?

d. There is no use of this statue. What is the use of this statue?

e. It does not matter if you fail in the

exam.
It matters little if you fail in the exam. What though if you fail in the exam?

f. Nowhere in the world you will find a Where in the world will you find a
mountain peak higher than Everest. mountain peak higher than Everest?

Changing Sentence
Assertive to Interrogative and vice versa