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NEGATIVE WORDS and SENTENCES 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 would never do anything to hurt my sister. • ‘Would you lik...

The Subject I like best By Eguriase S. M. Okaka The subject I like best is English Studies. It is very special to me and I enjoy learning it. I am studying ten subjects but I have good reasons for liking English most. These are my reasons. English Studies gives me the opportunity to acquire both spoken and written skills that help me to excel in English language and in other subjects as well. Our teacher exposes us to both spoken and written skills. I enjoy my test of oral lessons and my lessons on writing. The literary aspect of English Studies is an aspect that gives me much joy and I always look forward to it. The study of literature is like a layer of icing on a cake. The poems, plays and short stories we read are fascinating, informative and entertaining. Through these, I learn a lot about our culture and the culture of other people as well. Our English Studies teacher reads poetry to us as if she wrote the poems herself. She also encourages us to write poems, short stories an...