Question

Change the affirmative sentence into a negative sentence without changing the meaning:
Tipu is remembered for his heroism

a)Tipu is not forgotten because of his heroism.
b)Tipu is not remembered for his heroism.
c)Tipu is forgotten for his cowardice.
d)None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: A negative sentence is the opposite of an affirmative sentence. It consists of no, not, never, etc. It is not completely positive like an affirmative sentence but consists of some degree of negativity.

Complete step-by-step answer:

In order to convert an affirmative sentence having an auxiliary verb with a verb/ adjective into a negative sentence, nothing should be added after the auxiliary verb and use the opposite meaning of verb/ adjective/ adverb in the negative sentence. Affirmative:- I shall live with you. Negative:-I shall not leave you. For example, I will study with you, when it is changed into a negative sentence without changing meaning it seems something of this sort, You will not study alone.
Option a, fulfills the demand of question by changing the statement into a negative sentence and meaning remains the same. Although ‘not’ has been added but it does not in any way change the meaning of the above-mentioned question.
Option b, c, d, are not valid as they imply totally different meanings. They have negative words but they change meaning as well.

Note: It is possible to change affirmative sentences into negative ones without changing the meaning.