Affirmative to negative

Rule 1:

Only বা alone এর পরিবর্তে উত্তর বাক্যের শুরুতে None but বসে। আর কোন পরিবর্তন হয়না।

Only Allah can save us.

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Note: বস্তুর ক্ষেত্রে only এর পরিবর্তে nothing but বসে। তবে বয়সের ক্ষেত্রে বা সংখ্যার ক্ষেত্রে only এর পরিবর্তে not more than বসে।

Affirmative: He is only seven.

Negative: He is not more than seven.

Affirmative: We have only two cars.

Negative: We have not more than two cars.

Rule 2:

Affirmative sentence এ must থাকলে negative করার সময় must এর পরিবর্তে can not but/ can not help বসে। তবে can not help এর পরে যে verb থাকে তার সাথে ing যুক্ত করতে হয়।

Affirmative: We must yield to your fate.

Negative: We can not but yield to your fate.

Affirmative: We must obey our parents.

Negative: We can not but obey our parents.

Affirmative: You must care them.

Negative: You can not help caring them.

Rule 3:

Every কে Negative করতে হলে Every এর পরিবর্তে There is no বসে + every এর পরের শব্দটি বসে + but + প্রদত্ত sentence এর বাকী অংশ।

Affirmative: Everyone hates a liar.

Negative: There is no one but hates a liar.

Affirmative: Everybody fears a lion.

Negative: There is nobody but fears a lion.

Rule 4:

As soon as যুক্ত sentence কে Negative করতে হলে-

As soon as এর জায়গায় no sooner had বসবে + প্রদত্ত Sentence এর কর্তা বসে + সে Sentence এর মূল verb এর past participle form বসে + সে sentence বাকী অংশ বসে + than + দ্বিতীয় বাক্য বসে।

Affirmative: As soon as he saw the ferocious wolf, he ran away.

Negative: No sooner had he seen the ferocious wolf than he ran away.

Negative: No sooner had the thief seen the police than he ran away.

Affirmative: As soon as the thief saw the police,  he ran away.

Rule 5:

Affirmative sentence কে Negative করার সময় উক্ত sentence এর Affirmative শব্দটির Negative রূপ বসাতে হয়। এবং উক্ত Negative এর পূর্বে not বসাতে হয়। বাকী সব ঠিক থাকে।

Affirmative: He is an honest man.

Negative: He is not a dishonest man.

Affirmative: Sihab is a good boy.

Negative: Sihab is not a bad boy.

Affirmative: This is an extra-ordinary novel.

Negative: This is not an ordinary novel.

Rule 6:

Always যুক্ত Affirmative sentence কে Negative করতে হলে Always এর পরিবর্তে never বসে। Affirmative শব্দটির Negative রূপ বসাতে হয়।

Affirmative: He was always punctual.

Negative: He was never late.

Affirmative: I always tell the truth.

Negative: I never tell a lie.

Rule 7:

Superlative degree যুক্ত Affirmative sentence কে Negative করতে হলে –

No other + superlative এর পরের অংশ + verb + as + superlative degree এর positive form + as + প্রদত্ত sentence এর subject.

Affirmative: He is the best boy in the class.

Negative: No other boy in the class is as good as he.

Affirmative: You are the best boy in the class.

Negative: No other boy in the class is as good as you.

Rule 8:

Than any other/than all other যুক্ত comparative degree কে Negative করতে হলে –

No other + any other/all other এর পরের অংশ বসে + প্রদত্ত verb + so/as বসে + comparative degree এর positive form + as + প্রদত্ত sentence এর subject.

Affirmative: He is better than any other boy in the class.

Negative: No other boy in the class is as good as him.

Affirmative: Dhaka is bigger than all other cities in Bangladesh.

Negative: No other city in Bangladesh is as big as Dhaka.

Rule 9:

Than যুক্ত comparative degree কে Negative করতে হলে –

Than এর শেষের অংশ প্রথমে বসে + verb (tense ও person অনুযায়ী) + not + so/as + comparative degree এর positive form + as + প্রদত্ত sentence এর subject.

Affirmative: He is stronger than you.

Negative: You are not as/so strong as him.

Affirmative: I am taller than you.

Negative: You are not as tall as me.

Rule 10:

As....as যুক্ত positive degree কে Negative করতে হলে –

প্রথম as এর পরিবর্তে not less শেষ as এর পরিবর্তে than বসে।

Affirmative: Rahi and Rahat were as strong as Rubel.

Negative: Rahi and Rahat were not less strong than Rubel.

Affirmative: He is as good as you.

Negative: He is not less good than you.

Rule 11:

Less...than যুক্ত sentence কে Negative করতে হলে –

Less এর জায়গায় not as বসবে এবং than এর জায়গায় as বসবে।

Affirmative: He is less ugly than you said.

Negative: He is not as ugly as you said.

Affirmative: You are less good than he said.

Negative: You are not as good as he said.

Rule 12:

Too.....to যুক্ত sentence কে Negative করতে হলে –

Too এর জায়গায় so বসে + Too এর পরের adjective/adverb বসে + that বসে + পনুরায় subject বসে। + tense অনুযায়ী can not/could not + প্রদত্ত to এর পরের অংশ বসে।

Affirmative: He is too weak to walk.

Negative: He is so weak that he can not walk.

Affirmative: The sum was too difficult for me to work out.

Negative: The sum was so difficult for me that I could not work out.

Affirmative: The luggage was too heavy to carry.

Negative: The luggage was so heavy that we could not carry it