This is an affirmative sentence. We can express the same idea using a negative sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- No other English playwright was as great as Shakespeare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Another example is given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Affirmative: I was doubtful if I would pass.
Negative: I was not sure if I would pass.<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Affirmative: She is richer than me.
Negative: I am not as rich as her.<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Affirmative: King Alfred was the greatest king that ever ruled England.
Negative: No other king that ever ruled England was as great as King Alfred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nExercise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Read the following sentences and express their idea in a negative form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. A giraffe is taller than an elephant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Akbar was the greatest of the Moghul emperors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Shyam is the cleverest boy in the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Everybody was present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. As soon as he came, he started creating trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. As soon as we heard the gunshots, we rushed indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. He failed to win the first prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Only a millionaire can buy such an expensive car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Everyone makes mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. I will always remember this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1. An elephant is not as tall as a giraffe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. No other Moghul emperor was as great as Akbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. No other boy in the class is as clever as Shyam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Nobody was absent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. No sooner did he come than he started creating trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. No sooner did we hear the gunshots than we rushed indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. He did not win the first prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. None but a millionaire can buy such an expensive car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. There is no one who does not make mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. I will never forget this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Affirmative: I was doubtful if I would pass.