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3 Negative Sentences
Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, learners will be able to:
• explain the meaning of word 'negative'.
• construct the negative sentences.
Learning Time
A sentence which contains no, not, never, and neither is called a negative sentence.
Reading Time
Read these sentences.
1. I am not going to school today.
2. The teacher is not writing on the blackboard.
3. I was not fighting with anybody.
4. The sky is not clear today.
5. I have no book today.
6. We will never tell a lie.
7. Do not laugh at poor people.
All these above sentences have no, not or never, so they are called negative sentences.
We use ‘not’ or ‘never’ with the helping verbs.
We use 'no' to make the sentence negative when the sentence has possessive verbs
such as has, have or had.
Compare the following sentences.
S.No. Affirmative sentences Negative sentences
1. I have a beautiful dress. I have no beautiful dress.
2. Ria has a lovely toy. Ria has no lovely toy.
3. She has many friends. She has no friends.
4. You have a holiday today. You have no holiday today.
5. My brother has some money. My brother has no money.
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