Change the following Interrogative sentence into an Assertive sentence:
Did Rohan ever miss his evening cricket practice?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Rohan never missed his evening cricket practice.
Interrogative to assertive (“Did ... ever” to “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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative word | ever | never | The question makes a strong point: Rohan did not miss practice even once. A positive question with “ever” becomes a negative statement with “never”. |
| Helping verb | Did Rohan ... miss | Rohan ... missed | “Did ... miss” becomes “missed”, so the simple past stays. |
| End mark | (?) | (.) | An assertive sentence ends with a full stop. |
| Full sentence | Did Rohan ever miss his evening cricket practice? | Rohan never missed his evening cricket practice. |
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Rohan always missed his evening cricket practice. — Incorrect. It gives the opposite meaning. The question says that Rohan never missed practice.
Option 3: Rohan never misses his evening cricket practice. — Incorrect. It changes the simple past to the present, “misses”. The tense must stay the same.
Option 4: Did Rohan never miss his evening cricket practice? — Incorrect. It is still a question. It is not an assertive sentence.