144 Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 6
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Grammar
- Did you say you don’t (never, ever) make a mistake?
- Marcy hasn’t (no, any) money for the book.
- We looked for the treasure, but we didn’t find (nothing, anything).
- The pirates didn’t intend for (no one, anyone) to find it.
- Mr. Allen didn’t mean (nothing, anything) by his comment.
- After the picnic there weren’t (no, any) potato chips left.
- The broken glass wasn’t (no one’s, anyone’s) fault.
- We won’t (never, ever) visit that theater again.
- The police officer yelled, “Don’t (nobody, anybody) move!”
- There wasn’t (no, any) popcorn for the movie.
Exercise 2 Write a negative in the blank for each of the following affirmative words.
Use contractions when possible.
ever never - will won’t
- one none, no one
- anywhere nowhere
- did didn’t
- have haven’t
- should shouldn’t
- any none
- is isn’t
- do don’t
- always never
11. can can’t
12. some none
13. could couldn’t
14. was wasn’t
15. someone no one
16. would wouldn’t
17. were weren’t
18. anything nothing
19. has hasn’t
20. does doesn’t