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CHAPTER 7: CONTINUE…….

1. Sentences containing the Adverb ‘’ too’’.

How do you remove an adverb too in a sentence?


- remove “too” and write “so” at that place.

Ram is too fat to run fast.


The above sentence means Ram cannot run fast because he is fat.
This sentence can be written in different way by removing ‘Too’ and using ‘so…
that’ as follows. Ram is so fat that he cannot run

Eg., Rewrite the sentences after removing –‘’too’’


1.He was too weak to walk.
Ans. He was so weak that he could not walk.
2. Government is too strict to remove the ban.
Ans. Government is so strict that it will not remove the ban.
3. People were too furious to be controlled
Ans. People were so furious that they could not be controlled.
4. Tree was too high to climb.
Ans. Tree is so high that it cannot be climbed
5. Sita is too small to do the job.
Ans. Sita is so small that she cannot do the job
6. You are too young to join the service.
Ans. You are so young that you cannot join the service.
7. It’s too cold to play an outdoor game
Ans. It’s so cold that we cannot play an outdoor game.
8. Ranbir is too cute to be ignored.
Ans. Ranbir so cute that he cannot be ignored.
2.CONVERSION OF AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES INTO NEGATIVE –

The meaning of the sentences must remain the same.


An affirmative sentence simply states something. It is any declaration
that is positive. An affirmative sentence expresses the validity of truth of
an assertion.

Jane is a girl. – Is an example of an affirmative sentence.

Jane is not a boy. – Is an example of a negative sentence.

A sentence is usually made negative in English by


placing the adverb ‘not’ after the finite.
A sentence is usually made negative in English by
placing the adverb ‘not’ after the finite verb. Such verbs
are: verb.

Affirmative sentences is a term used to refer to sentences that are


positive.
Negative sentences, on the other hand, are those sentences that refer to
the non-occurrence of an action or the absence of a quality.

Change the following sentences into negative.


1. I am going to the market.
2. They are coming with us.
3. He is waiting for you.
4. He was quite sure about it.
5. They were playing football.
6. The boy can speak English very well.
7. She must come with us.
8. You should come here again.
9. The children have gone to bed.
10. He works hard.
11. They will come tomorrow.
12. All of them were present.
13. She knows how to make cakes.
14. She has a car.
15. My mother reads a lot of books.
16. She leaves for work at 8.30 am.
17. The workers finished the work.
18. She gave me her books.
19. Put the books on the table.
20. He has done his homework.

Exercise: Change the following negative sentences into


affirmative sentences.

1.He did not dare to challenge me.


He refrained from challenging me.

2. They have not promised to pay higher wages.


They have denied the promise to pay higher wages.

3. My mother and grandmother did not go to church


every day.
My mother and grandmother go to the church every other
day.

4. My friend does not write short stories.


My friend writes long stories.

5.He did not look at the pictures on the wall.

He avoided looking at the pictures on the wall.

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