A negative sentence contains the word not or another negative word.
Negative sentences tell you that something does not exist or is not
happening. Here are some examples. The negative words are printed in bold.
I’m not very good at math.
Tom isn’t as tall as Alan.
We didn’t hear you shout at us.
Meera hasn’t read the Harry Potter books.
People can’t see very well in the dark.
There’s nothing interesting on TV tonight.
We’ve never been to China or Japan.
Nobody knows my secret.
There are no coins in my pocket.Exercise 5Are the following sentences simple sentences or compound sentences? Put a
checkmark (✓ ) in the correct box. For each compound sentence you marked, write the
conjunction in the blank space next to it. The first one has been done for you.
simple compound
sentence sentence
The sun is shining and the sky is blue.
- Mom doesn’t like spiders.
- Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.
- Would you like rice or do you prefer pasta?
- Is your bag red or green?
- Sam saw me and he waved.
- Pass me the dictionary, please.
- I’ve never been to Ohio or Indiana.
- Our new teacher is a young man.
10. Switch off the light and go to sleep.
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Sentences: Positive and Negative Sentences