This document discusses how to transform sentences between different types, including: - Exclamatory to assertive and vice versa - Interrogative to assertive and vice versa - Affirmative to negative and vice versa It provides examples of transforming sentences between each type, such as changing an exclamatory sentence like "What a beautiful painting!" to the assertive "It is a very beautiful painting." Homework is assigned to practice additional transformations. Reference books are also listed for further English grammar study.

1. Transformation of Sentences
Lata S Kolhe
Assistant Professor, English,
Dhanwate National College, Nagpur.

2. Contents
• Exclamatory sentence slide --3
• Assertive Sentence slide --4
• Exclamatory to Assertive slide --5
• Assertive to Exclamatory slide --6
• Interrogative Sentence slide --7
• Interrogative to Assertive slide --8
• Assertive to Interrogative slide --9
Affirmative Sentences slide --10
• Negative sentences slide --11
• Affirmative to Negative slide --12
• Negative to Affirmative slide --13

3. Exclamatory Sentences
• Sentences that express powerful emotions.
• Examples :
• What a beautiful scene this is!
• Had I but come an hour sooner!
• What would I not give to see you happy!
• How beautiful is his handwritng!

4. Assertive Sentences
• Sentences that give information or describe
something, someone or a place.
• Examples.
• I have a lot of work to do yet.
• There is nothing better than a busy life.
• Nile is the longest river in the world.
• The earth moves round the sun.

5. Exclamatory to Assertive
• That he should fail in Maths! (E)
• It is really sad that he has failed in Maths. (A)
• O for good car! (E)
• I wish for a good car. (A)
• What a beatiful painting!(E)
• It is a very beautiful painting.(A)
• How cool is the water of this lake!(E)
• The water of this lake is very cool.(A)

6. Assertive to Exclamatory
• He is sometimes foolish. (A)
• How foolish he is sometimes!(E)
• It is a really beautiful birthday gift. (A)
• What a beautiful birthday gift it is! (E)
• I wish that I were rich.(A)
• O that I were rich! (E)
• I was very foolish.(A)
• How foolish I was ! (E)

7. Interrogative sentences
• Sentences that ask questions.
• Why waste time in gossiping?
• Who does not know an owl?
• Shall I ever forget the happy days?
• Who doesn’t admire the brave?
• Didn’t you hear that name?
• Isn’t the book interesting?

8. Interrogative to Assertive
• What though we happen to be late?(I)
• It doesn’t matter though we happen to be late.(A)
• Who does not know that famous poet?(I)
• Everyone here knows that famous poet.(A)
• Shouldn’t we work hard to get the work done?(I)
• We should better work hard to get the work
done.(A)

9. Assertive to Interrogative
• I shall never forget those joyful days.(A)
• Shall I ever forget those joyful days?(I)
• This is a very interesting novel.(A)
• Isn’t this a very interesting novel?(I)
• That was a very excellent essay.(A)
• Wasn’t that an excellent essay?(I)
• I have done my assignment. (A)
• Haven’t I done my assignment? (I)

10. Affirmative Sentences
• We must listen to his words.
• He is greater than I.
• That was an interesting speech.
• He was a valiant warrior.
• Only a millionaire can afford such
extravagance.
• She is the richest industrialist of India.

11. Negative Sentences
• I am not a little tired.
• No one could have done better.
• That sum was not less difficult.
• Rome was not built in a day.
• Do you not understand my meaning?
• Do not insult the weak.
• He does not smoke.

12. Affirmative to Negative
• I was doubtful about the correct answer.(A)
• I was not sure about the correct answer.(N)
• It took many days to build Rome.(A)
• Rome was not built in a day.(N)
• Only a millionaire can afford such
extravagance. (A)
• No poor man can afford such extravagance.(N)

13. Negative to Affirmative
• I am not a little tired.(N)
• I am very much tired.(A)
• He is not stronger than I.(N)
• I am as strong as he is.(A)
• She is so weak that she can’t work.(N)
• She is too weak to work.(A)
• No sooner did he see a tiger than he ran away.(N)
• As soon as he saw the tiger, he ran away.(A)

14. Home Assignment --1
• He is always busy.(Affirmative to Negative)
• No other boy is as tall as Ram. (Negative to
Affirmative)
• Why don’t you find a job? ?(Interrogative to
Assertive)
• It will be better if you complete your work in
time. (Assertive to Interrogative)
• How smart is Vishal in Accounts! (Exclamatory to
Assertive)
• This garden looks very amazing. (Assertive to
Exclamatory)

15. Reference Books for Self Study
• Wren & Martin Highschool Grammar
• Macmillan’s Foundation English by Dwivedi
• Raymond Murphy’s Exercises in Grammar
• There online Grammar lessons on the above
topics by Central Institute for English and
Foreign Languages.
• Language Lab. Of College.
• Thanks