Question

Change the affirmative sentence into a negative sentence without changing the meaning:
Each person has some strength.

• A. No person is without some strength.
• B. No person is without some weakness.
• C. Any person has some strength.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A No person is without some strength.

A negative sentence has a negative word like 'no', 'not', 'never' or 'without' before the verb. Alternately, it has a negative noun like 'nobody' or 'nothing'. As the meaning has to remain unchanged, we must remember to modify the verb, which has a meaning opposite to the verb in the original sentence.

Option A: This is a negative sentence because it has the word 'no' in it. The opposite of the verb, 'has some strength' is 'without some strength'. Option A is correct because it is a negative sentence and its meaning remains the same as the original sentence.

Option B is a negative sentence because it has the word 'not'. However, it is incorrect because the meaning of the sentence is different from the original sentence.

Option C is incorrect because of two reasons: 1) It has no negative word. It is an affirmative sentence. 2) The meaning of this sentence is quite different from the original sentence.

Option D is incorrect as option A is the correct answer.