How do You Change Interrogative Sentence Into An Assertive Sentence?

Transformation of Interrogative Sentence Into An Assertive Sentence

Learn these 6 (six) techniques/ rules on Assertive to Interrogative sentence transformation and change English sentences both from interrogative to assertive and assertive to interrogative forms as a part of Transformation of sentences in English Grammar. These rules are discussed and explained here, with a number of practical examples and uses. So, after going through this advanced grammar lesson, you can successfully change sentences in your academic or non-academic exams.

Structures of Interrogative Into Assertive Sentences

Before going to interrogative to assertive transformation rules, we should learn about the nature and basic structure of changing interrogative to assertive sentences in the English language. Here is the definition and structures of both Interrogative and Assertive sentences. Try to study their patterns and expressions carefully.

What Is An Interrogative Sentence?

Interrogative sentences are sentences that are used to ask or search for everyday tasks, events or speeches in our daily lives.

Interrogative Sentence of structure: WH-Q/Auxiliary verb+ subject+ main verb+ object?

Example:

• When do they game here?
• Do you study in this school and college?

What Is An Assertive Sentence?

Assertive sentence is a sentence that is used to describe any ordinary action, event, speech or expression in our daily life. It can be both affirmative (in the positive sense) and negative (in the negative sense). Thus, both affirmative and negative sentence  are classified under assertive sentences.

Affirmative Sentence structure: Subject+ verb+ object+ Adjunct

Example:

• I told her to stay here until I came back.
• We don't buy old clothes for our business.

Please note that here in interrogative sentence, the sentence starts with either a WH-Question: (who/ what/ where/ which/ why/ when) or an auxiliary verb: ( am/ is/ are/ do/ does/ did/ was/ were/ can/ may/ shall/ will) and then comes the subject. It is completely different that in the case of assertive sentences a sentence starts with a subject.

But, in the case of an interrogative sentence, it will always start with a Wh-Question word or a helpful verb and there will be a question mark "?" At the end of the sentence.

Now, I hope you don't mind the interrogative and assertive sentences in the English. So, let's start our main discussion from which the sentence transforms interrogative to assertive.

Techniques: Interrogative to Assertive Sentences

Technique 1:
If the sentence is positive when the interrogator converts a assertive sentence with auxiliary verbs without changing the meaning. – Auxiliary verb + n’t + subject + left + ?

Note: If there is will, can, shall, am in the interrogator, the assertive will not have time to make such a change, won't, can't, ain't, shan't and will not be able, will not be.

Examples:

• Interrogative – Isn’t she in the college?
• Assertive – She is in the college.
• Interrogative – Can’t you do the job?
• Assertive – You can do the job.

Technique 2:
Negative semantics with auxiliary verbs are negative when converting a interrogative sentence into an assertive. And auxiliary verbs sound words. Independent question mark.

Examples:

• Interrogative – Is she in the college?
• Assertive – He is not in the college.
• Interrogative – Shall I go to London tomorrow?
• Assertive – I shall not go to London tomorrow.

Technique 3:
When translating a assertive sentence without auxiliary verbs into an interrogative sentence -
Subject and tense according to don’t/ didn’t/ doesn’t + subject + verb of base form + verb the next part of +?

Examples:

• Interrogative – Didn’t Runy play good football?
• Assertive – Runy played good football.
• Interrogative – Doesn’t Jarry like ice-cream?
• Assertive – Jarry likes ice-cream.

Technique 4:

Something happens when there is never a assertive sentence and if there is nothing. Auxiliary verbs are independent question marks.

Examples:

• Interrogative - Do you ever play cricket?
• Assertive – You never play cricket.
• Interrogative – Have I anything else to do?
• Assertive – I have nothing else to do?

Note: - If there is nothing in the subject of the assertive sentence then what is in its place.

Examples:

• Interrogative – What can ruin him?
• Assertive – Nothing can ruin him.

Technique 5:
When converting Everybody/ everyone/all interrogative to assertive sentence Everybody/ everyone/all who sits instead + Subject and tense according to don’t/ didn’t/ doesn’t + the base form of the verb + the next part of the verb +?

Examples:

• Interrogative – Who doesn’t wish to be win?
• Assertive – Everybody/ all wants to be win.
• Interrogative – Who doesn’t love flower?
• Assertive – Everybody loves flowers.

Technique 6:
Nobody/none/no one when converting to interrogative - Nobody/none/no one instead of who sits + the rest +?

Examples:

• Interrogative – Who can ever count my love for you?
• Assertive – No one can ever count my love for you.
• Interrogative – Who can beat him?
• Assertive – Nobody can beat him.

Interrogative Into Assertive Sentence Examples

What is interrogative to assertive sentence examples? Now here are examples of all the techniques of interrogative to assertive transformation step-by-step. Try to study these examples by comparing the techniques given in the chart above. Because example is the practical field of any theory through which you can observe and learn all the process of sentences of transformation.

Here are Examples:

• Interrogative:- Does the plan work?
• Assertive:- There is no the plan work.
• Interrogative:- Is she not a great fool?
• Assertive:- She is a great fool.
• Interrogative: Do we play in the sun now?
• Negative: We don't play in the sun now.
• Interrogative: Who helped him yesterday?
• Assertive: None helped him yesterday.
• Interrogative:- Can their glory ever fade?
• Assertive:- Their glory can never fade.
• Interrogative: Who in this world believes a liar?
• Assertive: Nobody in this world believes a liar.
• Interrogative:- Does anything transcend success?
• Assertive:- Nothing transcend success.
• Interrogative: Has my brother ever visited Canada?
• Assertive: My brother has never visited Canada.
• Interrogative:- Who doesn't want to be happy?
• Assertive:- Everyone wants to be happy. 
• Interrogative:- Can I ever forget your kindness?
• Assertive:- I can never forget your kindness. 
• Interrogative:- If you push us, won't we bleed?
• Assertive:- We bleed if you push us.
• Interrogative: Who doesn't want to be happy in life?
• Assertive: Everyone wants to be happy in life.
• Interrogative:- What have I done to add insult to your injury?
• Assertive:- I did nothing to add insult to your injury.
• Interrogative:- Why waste time on useless work?
• Assertive:- It is extremely foolish to waste time on useless work. 
• Interrogative:- What could be better than a busy life?
• Assertive:- There is nothing better than a busy life.
• Interrogative: Is she not a good player of this country?
• Assertive: She is a good player of this country.
• Interrogative: Has she anything to do in this situation?
• Assertive: She has nothing to do in this situation.
• Interrogative: Who were not present in the fast meeting?
• Assertive: All were present in the fast meeting.
• Interrogative:- Are we just born to eat, drink and enjoy?
• Assertive:- We are just born to eat, drink and enjoy?
• Interrogative:- Is this kind of dress to be worn in school?
• Assertive:- This is not the kind of dress to be worn in school.
• Interrogative:- When will the achievements of Mahatma Gandhi fade?
• Assertive:- The achievements of Mahatma Gandhi will never fade.

Transformation of Sentences Interrogative Into Assertive Exercises

Exercise – 1

Solve the following practice/ exercise of Interrogative to Assertive sentence conversion.

• Who can tolerate such insult?
• Who does not know David Singh?
• Why waste time in talking nonsense?
• Can you ever touch the sky
• Is it possible to talk to your father like this?

Check Your Answers

• No one can tolerate such insult.
• Everyone knows David Singh.
• It is extremely foolish to waste time in talking nonsense.
• You can never touch the sky.
• You can't talk to your father like that.

Exercise – 2

Solve the following practice/ exercise of Interrogative to Assertive sentence conversion.

• What though the play is lost?
• Can anyone love more than father?
• How can she cheat me?
• When will those happy days return?
• Is smoking harmful to health?

Check Your Answers

• It does not much matter that we lost the play.
• No one can love more than father.
• She can't cheat me like this.
• Those happy days will never come back.
• Smoking is harmful to health.

Exercise – 3

Solve the exercise/ practice given below of transformation of sentences Interrogative to Assertive Sentence.

• Does a father not love her child?
• Can their glory ever fade?
• Who doesn't know John Bilgeds?
• Why is money wasted?
• Who would to be a slave?

Check Your Answers

• A father loves her child.
• Their glory can never fade.
• Everyone knows John Bilgeds.
• It is very foolish to waste money.
• No one would to be a slave.

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