Change the following Assertive sentence into an Interrogative sentence:
Nobody can make dosas as crisp as my aunt does.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Who can make dosas as crisp as my aunt does?
Assertive to interrogative (“Nobody can” to “Who can”):
- An assertive sentence states a fact or an opinion and ends with a full stop.
- An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.
| Change | Assertive | Interrogative | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Question word | Nobody | Who | “Nobody can ...” is a negative statement. It becomes a positive question with “Who can”, which expects the answer “nobody”. |
| End mark | (.) | (?) | An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark. |
| Full sentence | Nobody can make dosas as crisp as my aunt does. | Who can make dosas as crisp as my aunt does? |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Who cannot make dosas as crisp as my aunt does? — Incorrect. It uses “cannot”. This question expects the answer “everybody”, so the meaning becomes the opposite.
Option 2: Who can make dosas as crisp as my aunt did? — Incorrect. It changes “does” to “did”. The tense must stay the same.
Option 3: Who can makes dosas as crisp as my aunt does? — Incorrect. It uses “makes” after “can”. “Can” takes the plain verb “make”.