Transformation of a sentence is the change of form of the sentence without changing the meaning.
In this post, you will find important rules, patterns, and examples.

Negative to Positive Sentence Conversion
Negative to Positive Sentence Pattern 1
By using opposite words and removing – ‘not’/’none’ /’never’/’none but’
SENTENCE [Negative] | TRANSFORMED [Positive] |
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I shall never forget you. | I shall always remember you. |
Your friend is not honest. | Your friend is dishonest. |
Negative to Positive Sentence Pattern 2
By avoiding double negative
SENTENCE [Negative] | TRANSFORMED [Positive] |
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He left no plan untried. | He tried every plan. |
None but Hercules can do this. | Only a Hercules can do this. |
Negative to Positive Sentence Pattern 3
Changing a negative statement to a positive question by using a positive phrase
SENTENCE [Negative] | TRANSFORMED [Positive] |
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He is by no means a good student. | Is he a good student by any means? |
Negative to Positive Sentence Pattern 4
By changing a negative question to a statement
SENTENCE [Negative] | TRANSFORMED [Positive] |
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Who does not know it? | Everybody knows it. |
Does he not prefer cold coffee? | He prefers cold coffee. |
Negative to Positive Sentence Pattern 5
By changing the degree
SENTENCE [Negative] | TRANSFORMED [Positive] |
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No other metal is as useful as iron. | Iron is more useful than any other metal. [Or) Iron is the most useful metal. |
Negative to Positive Sentence Pattern 6
By avoiding ‘no sooner….than’/’but’
SENTENCE [Negative] | TRANSFORMED [Positive] |
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No sooner did she see him than he fled. | He fled when she saw him. |
There is never lightning but thunder. | There is always lightning when it thunders. |
Negative to Positive Sentence Pattern 7
By using ‘too….to’
SENTENCE [Negative] | TRANSFORMED [Positive] |
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He is so proud that he cannot beg. | He is too proud to beg. |
He is so young that he cannot travel alone. | l He is too young to travel alone. |
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