English Grammar - Sentence Structure and Transformation

English Grammar
English Grammar - Sentence Structure and Transformation

'Only a coward would say so'. Convert the above sentence into negative statement and choose the correct option :


Options:

  1. No coward would say so.
  2. None but a coward would say so.
  3. A coward would not say so.
  4. A coward does not say so.

Right Answer: None but a coward would say so.

When a sentence beginning with the exclusive word ‘only’ is transformed into the negative, the standard equivalent is ‘none but’, which preserves the exclusive meaning by first denying everyone and then admitting the single exception. ‘Only a coward would say so’ therefore becomes ‘None but a coward would say so.’ The other options reverse the sense: ‘No coward would say so’ and ‘A coward would not say so’ both deny of the coward exactly what the original asserts of him. Similar transformations are ‘Only he can do it’ to ‘None but he can do it’.

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