Question

Transform any one of the following as directed :
i) Veena is more intelligent than Kiran. (Into a Negative sentence)
ii) Did he not tell you ? (Into Passive voice)

Hint:

For transforming interrogative sentences into passive voice, a helpful trick is to first change the affirmative statement ("He told you") into passive ("You were told by him"), and then turn the passive statement back into a question ("Were you told by him?"). Finally, re-insert any negative words.

Answer 1

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The task is to transform an affirmative sentence into a negative sentence without changing its meaning. This often involves changing the degree of comparison.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
The original sentence is in the comparative degree ("more intelligent than"). To make it negative while preserving the meaning, we can use the positive degree ("as intelligent as") in a negative structure. We also need to swap the subjects.
If "Veena is more intelligent than Kiran", it logically means that "Kiran is not as intelligent as Veena".
Transformed Sentence: Kiran is not as intelligent as Veena.
Solution (for ii):
Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The task is to change an interrogative sentence from active voice to passive voice. The structure of the question must be maintained.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Let's first identify the components in the active sentence: Subject (`he`), Verb (`tell`), Object (`you`). The sentence is in the simple past tense (indicated by 'Did').
The steps to convert are:

The object of the active voice ('you') becomes the subject of the passive voice.
The passive form for a simple past question is `Was/Were + subject + V3 ... ?`. Since the new subject is 'you', we use 'Were'.
The main verb 'tell' is changed to its past participle form, 'told'.
The subject of the active voice ('he') becomes the object of the preposition 'by' (`by him`).
The negative word 'not' is retained after the new subject.
Transformed Sentence: Were you not told by him?