In which of the following has the Negative sentence been changed into an Affirmative sentence without changing its meaning?
(A) Riya was not unaware of the new bus timings. → Riya was aware of the new bus timings.
(B) Tanvi did not remember to lock her cycle. → Tanvi forgot to lock her cycle.
(C) The tailor is not always on time. → The tailor is never on time.
(D) Mohit was not present at the dance rehearsal. → Mohit is absent from the dance rehearsal.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (B) only
(A) Riya was not unaware of the new bus timings. → Riya was aware of the new bus timings. — Correct.
- “Not” and “un-” cancel each other, so “not unaware” means “aware”.
(B) Tanvi did not remember to lock her cycle. → Tanvi forgot to lock her cycle. — Correct.
- “Did not remember” means “forgot”, so the negative word goes and the meaning stays.
(C) The tailor is not always on time. → The tailor is never on time. — Incorrect.
- “Not always” means “sometimes not”, but “never” means “not even once”, so the meaning changes.
- Correct form: The tailor is sometimes late.
(D) Mohit was not present at the dance rehearsal. → Mohit is absent from the dance rehearsal. — Incorrect.
- It changes “was” to “is”, so the tense changes.
- Correct form: Mohit was absent from the dance rehearsal.