Lumiere English Academy; Negatives (12)

Lumiere English academy

A Basic Grammar
Negatives

There is sometimes slight confusion in the matter of negatives. 
Why, for example, write in an advertisement: "No women need apply" rather than "need to" apply or "Women do not need to apply?" 
It's all part of the infinite variety of English.

It is easy to formulate negative sentences in the English language;
for example, you can use the verb 'To be'. 
It is common.
To make this sentence into a negative sentence, you add in the word not;
So, 'It is not common' or 'It isn't common.' (Isn't is the contracted form).

EXERCISE

Change into the negative

1. You are going to Gauteng ................................................................................................

You aren't going to Gauteng   or 
You are not going to Gauteng

2. You're allowed to take a day off .......................................................................................

You're not allowed to take a day off   or 
You aren't allowed to take a day off

3. I'm still studying ...............................................................................................................

I am not studying any more

4. You can stop in Pretoria ..................................................................................................

You can't stop in Pretoria   or 
You cannot stop in Pretoria

5. I dreamed last night .........................................................................................................

I didn't dream last night   or 
I did not dream last night

6. You enjoy television .........................................................................................................

You don't enjoy television   or 
You do not enjoy television

7. You saw the policeman ....................................................................................................

You didn't see the policeman   or 
You did not see the policeman

8. Frances is my favourite friend ..........................................................................................

Frances isn't my favourite friend   or
Frances is not my favourite friend

9. The rooster has been stolen .............................................................................................

The rooster hasn't been stolen   or 
The rooster has not been stolen

10. Have you ever eaten spaghetti? ......................................................................................

Haven't you ever eaten spaghetti?   or 
Have you never eaten spaghetti?

11. You have already told him .............................................................................................

You have not told him yet

12. He has an arrogant nature .............................................................................................

He does not have an arrogant nature

13. He should be voted man of the year ..............................................................................

He shouldn't be voted man of the year   or 
He should not be voted man of the year

14. I am very happy .............................................................................................................

I am not very happy

15. Is the world treating you well? .......................................................................................

Isn't the world treating you well?   or 
Is the world not treating you well?

16. I wish I were a wealthy man ...........................................................................................

I wish I weren't a wealthy man   or 
I wish I were not a wealthy man

17. I would like to be wealthy ..............................................................................................

I wouldn't like to be wealthy   or 
I would not like to be wealthy

18. Jean is still a happy girl ..................................................................................................

Jean is not a happy girl any more

19. Pete and Tom are both nice men ...................................................................................

Pete and Tom are not both nice men

20. Peter and Tom are nice men .........................................................................................

Peter and Tom aren't nice men   or 
Peter and Tom are not nice men

21. She comes first in class ..................................................................................................

She doesn't come first in class   or 
She does not come first in class

22. They love animals ..........................................................................................................

They don't love animals   or 
They do not love animals

23. Why did you hide the evidence? ....................................................................................

Why didn't you hide the evidence?   or 
Why did you not hide the evidence?

Dr Luky Whittle