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Direction: Convert the given sentence into a negative interrogative sentence and choose the correct option:
"Honesty is the best policy".

  1. A
    Is honesty the best policy?
  2. B
    Is not honesty the best policy?
  3. C
    Is honesty not the best policy?
  4. D
    Why is honesty the best policy?

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

To transform an assertive affirmative statement into an interrogative format while preserving its core assertion, it must be changed into a negative interrogative sentence. The standard contracted or inverted formal style places the negative particle directly with the verb at the beginning of the sentence, resulting in: "Is not honesty the best policy?"

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Direction: Convert the given sentence into a negative interrogative sentence and choose the correct option:
"Honesty is the best policy".
A
Is honesty the best policy?
B
Is not honesty the best policy?
C
Is honesty not the best policy?
D
Why is honesty the best policy?

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