Question

Change the following sentence from interrogative to assertive sentence:
Are we meant to spend all our days seeking pleasure?
a)We are meant to spend all our days seeking pleasure.
b)We are not meant to spend all our days seeking pleasure.
c)It is foolish to spend our days seeking pleasure.
d)We must spend our days not seeking pleasure

Answer 1

Hint: Interrogative sentences that are positive are converted into assertive sentences that are negative. The given sentence is interrogative and we have to change it into an assertive sentence.

Complete answer : We can categorize sentences into four types. These four types are known as Assertive sentences, Imperative sentences, Interrogative sentences and Exclamatory sentences.

Let us learn more about the different types of sentences.
>Assertive sentences are those sentences that make an assertion. E.g. This umbrella belongs to me.
>Imperative sentences are those sentences that convey an order. E.g. Do your homework!
>Interrogative sentences ask a question to the reader. E.g. Is it raining today?
>Exclamatory sentences indicate a strong feeling. E.g. What beautiful scenery!

Let us examine the options given to us.
a. We are meant to spend all our days seeking pleasure
This option means the same thing as the question. But, it is a positive sentence. Therefore, it is wrong.
b. We are not meant to spend all our days seeking pleasure:
This option is right as it is a negative sentence and it means the same thing as the question.
c. It is foolish to spend our days seeking pleasure:
This option is wrong as it is a positive sentence and the original verb has been changed.
d. We must spend our days not seeking pleasure:
This option is wrong as it is a positive sentence and the original verb has been changed.

Hence option ‘b’ is the correct answer.

Note: If you know the rules of converting sentences from one type into another, you can select the answer easily.