So please don’t complain!
the local school| attends| my son Tim
went|
to his school| my wife and I| yesterdaywe| to his teachers| spoke
Tim’s school report| we collected
very good| wasn’t| Tim’s report
in every subject| were| his marks| low
was waiting| outside| anxiously for us| Tim
my report| how was| eagerly| he asked
very good| it wasn’t| I said
you| harder| must try
seems| that boy Ogilvy| very clever
good marks| he got| in all subjects
clever parents| Ogilvy| has| Tim said
Ex.5. Underline the sentences that are negative in the story.
ENGLISH WORD ORDER. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
Any statement can be positive and negative.
+ Since then everything has been the same.
- Since then anything hasn’t been changed.
Since then nothing has happened.
There are two means of negative sentence constructions in English:
with the help of ‘not’-particle - Since then anything has not been changed.
with the help of such words as no/ neither/ nobody/ never/ nothing. - Since then nothing has happened.
Dogs can’t fly. I don’t know why.
Ex.
1. Make negative sentences.
Milk is white. (red) 2. The children are at school. (at home) 3. Max has been to Japan. (Egypt) 4. You must give this letter to Erica. (her mother) 5. I’ll be here tomorrow. 6. I could talk when I was 2. (swim) 7. We were in London yesterday. (Birmingham) 8. I’m Scottish. (English)
To make a negative sentence we put NOT after an auxiliary verb.
Ex.2 Write 5 things you can’t do. Use the prompts.
Dance – draw – drive – play chess/bridge – play the piano – remember faces – remember names – ride a horse – sing – speak French – understand Maths
Ex. 3 Write 5 things that you probably won’t do next week.
Go to New York – get married – get rich – play football – become a President – write a poem – buy a car – make a cake – read Shakespeare – climb Mount Everest
If there is no auxiliary verb, we use do/does/did + not + infinitive
Ex.4 Make negative sentences
Cats eat meat. (potatoes) – Cats don’t eat potatoes. 2. Shakespeare lived in London. (New York) 3. Dictionaries tell you about words. (phonebooks) 4. The earth goes round the Sun. (the Moon) 5. Most Algerians speak Arabic. (Russian) 6. Fridges keep food cold. (cookers) 7. John knows my parents. (my sister)
Ex. 5 Make negatives. Mind auxiliary verbs and do/does/did
Karl Marx discovered America. 2. Shakespeare was French. 3. Austrians speak Japanese. Roses are green. Cats can fly. George Washington lived in Russia. Fridges run on petrol. The Sun goes round the Earth. Telescopes make things smaller. There are 17 players in a rugby team. Bananas grow in Scotland.
N
o
shade, no
shine, no
butterflies, no
bees, We
use NO with a noun or
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, gerund to mean ‘not any’ or
November! ‘not a/an’
Ex.6 Not and no. Correct (✓) or not (✗)?
1. I like football but no rugby. 2. I emailed her, but there was not reply. 3. I phoned her, but there wasn’t any reply. 4. There is no milk in the fridge. 5. He’s someone who has not friends. 6. They worked slowly but no very carefully. 7. I’m afraid I don’t have an answer. 8. Not my son is starting school, my daughter is.
We use NOT to make There is no reason not to discuss it.
a word, expression or clause negative.
Ex. 7 Put in not or no
We speak German in the office but … at home. 2. There is … parking in this street. 3. Sorry I can’t pay. I’ve got … money. 4. She was … able to understand him. 5. They had … butter left in the shop. 6. They repaired my watch, but … properly. 7. We’ve got … time to talk now. 8. I can come round, but … tonight. 9. They did … want to help. 10. She’s a woman with … sense of humour. 11. … music after 10 o’clock.
Ex.8 Negatives with nobody, never etc. Make the sentences negative.
1. I do the washing up every night. (not) 2. I found something to eat. (nothing) 3. I agree with you. (not) 4. He cleans his shoes. (never) 5. Somebody left a message. (nobody) 6. There’s somewhere to eat in town. (nowhere) 7. I like your new glasses. (not) 8. I understood. (nothing) 9. Something happened. (nothing) 10. Sally likes singing. (not) 11. Somebody wants to sing. (Nobody) 12. My mother drives fast. (never) 13. We’ll get there. (never) 14. We’ll get there. (not)
Ex. 9 Read the poem, write one yourself.
JUST WAIT AND SEE