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    Make the sentence Rhetorical / Assertive - 01 Mark

    Points to Remember

    1] A rhetorical question is a question asked to make a point, rather than get an answer.

    2] A rhetorical question is a figure of speech which is an interrogative sentence.

    3] A rhetorical question: Begin the answer with Helping Verb, then write sub (Not) and write remaining sentence at last give question mark. (?) 

    4] Assertive Sentence : Make the vice versa: Change words order. 

    5] Use the following words instead of using 'not'.

    6] Remove Wh- word and make assertive of the remaining sentence.

    Examples of Rhetorical and Assertive Sentences

    1] He’d never visited. (Rewrite as a rhetorical question)

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    2] You can never quite find. [Rewrite as a rhetorical question]

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    3] This colour scheme never failed.

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    4] It was a remarkable place in many ways.

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    5] Will you ever see any more of him?

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    6] Would it ever do if we were at liberty to box people’s ears?

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    7] Do I intend to suggest a rebuke to conductors generally?

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    8] Who can break this law?

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    9] Why should I leave home again?

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    10] No court could administer a law. (Rhetorical Question)

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    11] Why can’t we make our India superpower?

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    12] Would our fists be idle?

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    13] The law cannot become the guardian of our private manners.

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    14] No Decalogue could cover the vast area of offences.

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    15] There is no law that compels us to say “please”.

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    16] How can a letter contain it?

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    17] No one has had the experience.

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    18] I haven’t a copper on me.

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    19] Could I pay the fare?

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    20] Do we have courage?

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    Answers of Rhetorical and Assertive Sentences

    1] He’d never visited. (Rewrite as a rhetorical question)

    Ans: Had he ever visited?

    2] You can never quite find. [Rewrite as a rhetorical question]

    Ans: Can you ever quite find?

    3] This colour scheme never failed.

    Ans: Did this colour scheme ever fail?

    4] It was a remarkable place in many ways.

    Ans: Was it not a remarkable place in many ways?

    5] Will you ever see any more of him?

    Ans: You will never see any more of him.

    6] Would it ever do if we were at liberty to box people’s ears?

    Ans: It would never do if we were at liberty to box people’s ears.

    7] Do I intend to suggest a rebuke to conductors generally?

    Ans: I do not intend to suggest a rebuke to conductors generally.

    8] Who can break this law?

    Ans: No one can break this law

    9] Why should I leave home again?

    Ans: I should not leave home again.

    10] No court could administer a law. (Rhetorical Question)

    Ans: Could any court administer a law?

    11] Why can’t we make our India superpower?

    Ans: We can make our India superpower. 

    12] Would our fists be idle?

    Ans: Our fists would not be idle

    13] The law cannot become the guardian of our private manners.

    Ans: Can the law become the guardian of our private manners? 

    14] No Decalogue could cover the vast area of offences.

    Ans: Could any Decalogue cover the vast area of offences? 

    15] There is no law that compels us to say “please”.

    Ans: Is there any law that compels us to say “please"?

    16] How can a letter contain it?

    Ans: A letter cannot contain it

    17] No one has had the experience.

    Ans: Who has had the experience? or Has anyone had the experience? 

    18] I haven’t a copper on me.

    Ans: Have I a copper on me? 

    19] Could I pay the fare?

    Ans: I could not pay the fare 

    20] Do we have courage?

    Ans: We do not have courage.

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