Choose the correct option to change the following Interrogative sentence into an Assertive sentence:
Shall I ever forget my first ride on the toy train to Darjeeling?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → I shall never forget my first ride on the toy train to Darjeeling.
Interrogative to assertive (“Shall I ever” to “I shall never”):
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Word order | Shall I | I shall | The question expects no answer. It is a strong way of saying that the speaker will not forget, so “I shall” goes back to normal order. |
| Negative word | ever | never | A positive question becomes a negative statement, so “ever” becomes “never”. |
| Tense kept | shall ... forget | shall never forget | The future tense stays. |
| End mark | (?) | (.) | An assertive sentence ends with a full stop. |
| Full sentence | Shall I ever forget my first ride on the toy train to Darjeeling? | I shall never forget my first ride on the toy train to Darjeeling. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: I shall always forget my first ride on the toy train to Darjeeling. — Incorrect. “Always forget” is the opposite of what the question means.
Option 2: I never forgot my first ride on the toy train to Darjeeling. — Incorrect. It changes “shall forget” to “forgot”, so the future tense becomes the simple past.
Option 3: Shall I never forget my first ride on the toy train to Darjeeling? — Incorrect. It is still a question, so it is not an assertive sentence.