A. Read the passage below:

Saheen : Hi Keya! You're here; I was looking for you.

Keya : Hi Saheen! I'm playing 'Cricket 2007'

Saheen : Are you? I tried it also. But I like outdoor games more.

Keya : I can't play cricket outside. I play basket ball.

Saheen : Do you have a court at your house?

Keya : No, I play in our school. We've a basket ball court in our school. Our game teacher supervises us when we practice basket ball.

Saheen : That's good. We don't have any basket ball court in our school. We have an open field. We play cricket and football. Our game teacher supervises us.

Keya : I can swim. What about you?

Saheen : Yes, I too can swim. Can you ride a bicycle?

Keya : No, I can't ride a bicycle. I'll learn it in the winter vacation.

Saheen : Try it. Cycling is a useful exercise.

The underlined sentences are statements. Statements are of two types. 1. Affirmative and 2. Negative.

B. Ask and answer the following questions:

a) Can you write your name?
b) Can you ride a bicycle?
c) Can you swim?
d) Do you have a computer at your home?
e) Do you like to speak English?

These are Yes/No questions. The answers to these questions will begin with Yes/No. Answer the questions in full sentences. One is done for you:

Yes, I can write my name. / No, I can't write my name.

1 ____________/ ______________

2 ___________/ ______________

3.___________/ ______________

4 ___________/_______________

In each case, the first answer is affirmative and the second answer is negative.

Read the following sentences:

a) I have a car. (affirmative)
b) I don't have any car. (negative)
c) Sumon went to Dhaka last week. (affirmative)
d) Milon didn't go to Dhaka last week. (negative)

C. Read the sentences in the table below and write three more pairs of sentences in the empty rows:

Note. When we say or state something in a positive sense, it is affirmative. On the other hand, when we state something in a negative sense, it is a negative sentence.

Read the following text:

Mita is reading in class 7. She is a good student. She is always attentive in her study. All her teachers like her. She is the best student in the class.

What kind of sentences are these?

Read the text with negative sentences:

Mita is not reading in class seven. Is she not a good student? She is never inattentive in her study. None of the teachers dislikes her. No other student in the class is as good as she.

Note. Affirmative sentences can be changed into negative sentences without changing the meaning. The examples are given above.

D. Read the following sentences in Column A and match them with the negative sentences in Column B. One is done for you:

E. Match the sentences on the right column with those on the left. One is done for you: