Question

Change the negative sentence into an affirmative, without changing its meaning:
The patient was not strong enough to open his eyes.

A. The patient was too weak to open his eyes.
B. The patient was not strong enough to open his eyes.
C. The patient was strong enough to open his eyes.
D. None of these.

Answer 1

Hint:A negative sentence is a sentence which indicates that something is not true or incorrect. Negative sentences often consist of negative adverbs such as no, not. Example: He is not a good person. An affirmative sentence is a sentence which simply indicates that something is so. Example: He is a bad man. We change a negative sentence into an affirmative sentence by simply removing the negative adverb and replacing the adjective or the noun with its opposite meaning.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer with the help of the above stated hint.

The patient was too weak to open his eyes: This is an affirmative sentence. Also, this retains the meaning of the given sentence by replacing the word ‘strong’ for ‘weak’ and eliminating the negative word ‘not’. Therefore, this is the correct option.

The patient was not strong enough to open his eyes: This is a negative sentence as it contains the word ‘not’. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

The patient was strong enough to open his eyes: This is an affirmative sentence, but it changes the meaning of the given sentence which conveys that the patient was not strong or was weak. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

None of these: This option is invalid as we have found our answer in option A.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘A’.




Note:An affirmative sentence is also called a positive sentence. Such sentences are declarative which means it simply states something. Example: Varun is intelligent. Whereas, negative sentences are used to express untrue or incorrect information. Example: Varun is not stupid.