negative words and sentences by eguriase s. m. okaka

NEGATIVE WORDS and SENTENCES https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-10904630286 BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Negative sentence simply have the opposite meaning to positive sentence. Let us consider the following sentences: Positive: I am used to reading all night. Negative: I am not used to reading all night. Positive: Adamu sometimes drives his father’s car. Negative: Adamu never drives his father’s car. The most important negative word is not. The word not makes a whole sentence, clause, or phrase negative; its short form –n’t. Examples • Do not – don’t • Has not – hasn’t • Have not – haven’t • Cannot – can’t • Will not – won’t • Was not – wasn’t • Would not – wouldn’t • Did not – didn’t • Need not needn’t • Were not – weren’t Other negatives words include: a. Neither, No one, Neither… nor b. None, Never, Nor c. No, Nothing d. Nobody, Nowhere Sentence Examples • Neither skirt looks good on you. (applies to both skirts) • Neither my brother nor his wife can drive. • I w...