| Negation (ne - ga - tion)
Negation occurs by placing "not"
after the conjugated verb in a sentence.
In English we never use a double negative.
(doesn't want nothing)
Simple Negation - "not" |
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English |
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She is not
at school today. |
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We do not
want to purchase the house. |
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John has not
answered my question. |
Negation in the form of a
question. |
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English |
Contraction |
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Can you not
go? |
Can't you
go? |
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How could she not
go? |
How couldn't she go? |
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Will John not
answer my question? |
John won't answer my question? |
Negation (special forms) |
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English |
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No one
person stepped forward. |
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None
stepped forward. |
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She ended up with nothing. |
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There was nowhere
for him to go. |
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I'll never
go with you. |
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She liked neither
of them. |
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