Grammar and Language Workbook

144 Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 6

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Grammar

11. Did you say you don’t (never, ever) make a mistake?


12. Marcy hasn’t (no, any) money for the book.


13. We looked for the treasure, but we didn’t find (nothing, anything).


14. The pirates didn’t intend for (no one, anyone) to find it.


15. Mr. Allen didn’t mean (nothing, anything) by his comment.


16. After the picnic there weren’t (no, any) potato chips left.


17. The broken glass wasn’t (no one’s, anyone’s) fault.


18. We won’t (never, ever) visit that theater again.


19. The police officer yelled, “Don’t (nobody, anybody) move!”


20. 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


21. will won’t


22. one none, no one


23. anywhere nowhere


24. did didn’t


25. have haven’t


26. should shouldn’t


27. any none


28. is isn’t


29. do don’t


30. 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