Types of Sentences Based on PURPOSE (Sentence Transformation)

Sentence Transformation within Four Types of Sentences Based on Purpose 
- The transformation of sentences consists in changing a sentence from one form to another without any change of meaning.

Interchange of Interrogative & Assertive Sentences
- When the question is affirmative, a negative answer is implied; and when the question is negative, an affirmative answer is implied.

Interrogative: What is the use of this statue? - affirmative
Assertive: There is no use of this statue. - negative (no)

Interrogative: Is he not a great fool?
Assertive: He is a great fool.

Interrogative: Can any one do this? 
Assertive: No one can do this.

Interrogative: Who is greater than god?
Assertive: None is greater than god.

Interrogative:  What more can I do?
Assertive: I can do nothing more.

Interrogative: Shall we forget those happy day?
Assertive: We shall not forget those happy day.

Interchange of Exclamatory & Assertive Sentences

- In course of change from Exclamatory to Assertive Sentences 'very' is usually used before an Adjective or adverb and 'great' before a Noun. Moreover, it can be changed by using the verb 'wish', 'exclaim in wonder' and etc.

Exclamatory: What a fool you are! (fool - Noun)

Assertive: You are a great fool.

Exclamatory: How beautiful the night is! (beautiful - adjective)

Assertive: The night is very beautiful.

Exclamatory: Alas! My friend is no more.

Assertive: It is so sad that my friend is no more.

Exclamatory: How well she sang! (well - adverb)

Assertive: She sang very well.

Exclamatory: Oh, that I were young again!

Assertive: I wish that I were young again.

Interchange of Affirmative and Negative Sentences

- A negative form can be formed by using opposite words, such as 'none but' for 'only', 'never' for 'ever', 'good' for 'bad', etc. or by changing the degree of comparison or by using a clause, 'it is not that' and etc.

Affirmative: I was doubtful whether it was you.

Negative: I was not sure whether it was you.

Affirmative: Only you can help me.

Negative: None but you can help me.

Affirmative: He always minds his lesson.

Negative: He never neglects his lesson.

Affirmative: You are richer than me.

Negative: I am not so rich as you.

Affirmative: A few farmers saved their crop.

Negative: Not all farmers saved their crop.

Affirmative: She tried all plans.

Negative: She left no plans untried.

Activity

Transform the following sentences according as instructed in the brackets.

1. Can there be smoke without fire? (Change into Assertive Sentence)
2. Nobody likes bitter gourds. (Change into Interrogative Sentence)
3. Isn’t it sunny outside? (Change into Affirmative Sentence)
4. Are there any restrictions? (Change into Assertive Sentence)
5. It was a perfect Idea. (Change into Interrogative Sentence)
6. The computer was not working. (Change into Interrogative Sentence)
7. How beautiful this school is! (Change into Assertive Sentence)
8. Will she come to work today? (Change into Assertive Sentence)
9. How nice! (Change into Assertive Sentence)
10. Can you touch the sky? (Change into Assertive Sentence)
11. Oh that the mountains were my dwelling place! (Change into Assertive Sentence) 

Check Your Answers

1. Can there be smoke without fire? (Change into Assertive Sentence) 
- There can be no smoke without fire.

2. Nobody likes bitter gourds. (Change into Interrogative Sentence)
- Does anybody like bitter gourds?

3. Isn’t it sunny outside? (Change into Affirmative Sentence)
- It is sunny outside.

4. Are there any restrictions? (Change into Assertive Sentence)
- There are no restrictions.

5. It was a perfect Idea. (Change into Interrogative Sentence) 

- Wasn’t it a perfect idea?

6. The computer was not working. (Change into Interrogative Sentence)
- Was the computer working?

7. How beautiful this school is! (Change into Assertive Sentence) 
- This school is very beautiful.

8. Will she come to work today? (Change into Assertive Sentence)
- She will not come to work today.

9. How nice! (Change into Assertive Sentence)
- It is very nice.

10. Can you touch the sky? (Change into Assertive Sentence) 
- You cannot touch the sky.

11. Oh that the mountains were my dwelling place! (Change into Assertive Sentence) 
- I wish that the mountains were my dwelling place.