Question

Change the negative sentence into an affirmative, without changing its meaning:
The patient was not strong enough to open his eyes.

• A. The patient was too weak to open his eyes.
• B. The patient was not strong enough to open his eyes.
• C. The patient was strong enough to open his eyes.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The patient was too weak to open his eyes.

A negative sentence has a negative word like 'no', 'not', 'never' along with the verb. Alternately, it has a negative noun like 'nobody' or 'nothing'. An affirmative sentence has no negative word in it.

Option A: This is an affirmative sentence. This sentence conveys the same meaning as the original sentence. Hence, this option is correct.

Option B: This is a negative sentence as it contains the words, 'not' in it. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option C: This is an affirmative sentence. However, its meaning is different from that of the original sentence. Hence, this option is incorrect.

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