Affirmative to Negative at a glance

Affirmative to Negative at

a glance

Affirmative

Negative

Example

Only (person-)	None but	Aff: Only Allah can help us. Neg: None but Allah can help us.
Only (Things)	Nothing but	Aff: He likes only sweet. Neg: He likes nothing but sweet.
Only (age)	Not more than/ Not less than	Aff: He is only ten. Neg: He is (Not more than/Not less than)ten.
Only (Number)	Not more than/ Not less than	Aff: The man has only a shirt. Neg: The man has (Not more than/Not less than a shirt
Alone (person)	None but	Aff: Allah alone can save us. Neg: None but Allah can help us.
Must	Can't but/Can't help +verb +ing	Aff: You must obey your parents. Neg: You can't but obey your parents./ You can't help obeying your parents.
Have to	Can't but/Can't help +verb +ing	Aff: We have to leave this beautiful world. Neg: We Can't but leave this beautiful world./We Can't help leaving this beautiful world.
Has to	Can't but/Can't help +verb +ing	Aff: He has to run his family. Neg: He can't but run his family./ He can't help running his family
Had to	Couldn't but/Couldn't help+verb+Ing	Aff: I had to join the study tour. Neg: I Couldn't but join the study tour./ I Couldn't help joining the study tour.
Need to	Can't but/Can't help +verb +ing	Aff: I need to go there. Neg: I can't but go there./ I can't help going there.
Needed to	Couldn't but/Couldn't help+verb+Ing	Aff: I needed to go there. Neg: I couldn't but go there./ I couldn't help going there.
Many	Not a few	Aff: I have many friends. Neg: I have not a few friends.
A little	Not much	Aff: I have a little rice. Neg: I have not much rice.
Much	Not a little	Aff: He has much money. Neg: He has not a little money.
As soon as	No sooner had ... than	Aff: As soon as the thief saw the police, he runs away. Neg: No sooner had the thief seen the police than he runs away