Change the following Interrogative sentence into an Assertive sentence:
Wasn’t the camel ride at Pushkar a thrilling experience?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The camel ride at Pushkar was a thrilling experience.
Interrogative to assertive (“Wasn’t” to “was”):
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative word | Wasn’t | was | The question expects no answer. It is a strong way of saying that the ride was thrilling, so a negative question becomes a positive statement. The simple past stays. |
| Word order | Wasn’t the camel ride at Pushkar | The camel ride at Pushkar was | The subject comes first. |
| End mark | (?) | (.) | An assertive sentence ends with a full stop. |
| Full sentence | Wasn’t the camel ride at Pushkar a thrilling experience? | The camel ride at Pushkar was a thrilling experience. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The camel ride at Pushkar was not a thrilling experience. — Incorrect. It keeps “not”. A negative question gives a positive statement, so “not” must go.
Option 2: The camel ride at Pushkar is a thrilling experience. — Incorrect. It changes “was” to “is”. The tense must stay the same.
Option 3: Was the camel ride at Pushkar not a thrilling experience? — Incorrect. It is still a question, so it is not an assertive sentence.