Change the following Interrogative sentence into an Assertive sentence:
Who can predict the weather in Mumbai during the monsoon?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Nobody can predict the weather in Mumbai during the monsoon.
Interrogative to assertive (“Who can” to “Nobody can”):
- An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.
- An assertive sentence states a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
| Change | Interrogative | Assertive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Question word | Who | Nobody | The question expects no answer. It is a strong way of saying that no one is able to do it, so “Who” becomes “Nobody”. |
| End mark | (?) | (.) | An assertive sentence ends with a full stop. |
| Full sentence | Who can predict the weather in Mumbai during the monsoon? | Nobody can predict the weather in Mumbai during the monsoon. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Everybody can predict the weather in Mumbai during the monsoon. — Incorrect. “Everybody” gives the opposite of what the question means.
Option 3: Nobody could predict the weather in Mumbai during the monsoon. — Incorrect. It changes “can” to “could”. The tense must stay the same.
Option 4: Can nobody predict the weather in Mumbai during the monsoon? — Incorrect. It is still a question, so it is not an assertive sentence.