English Negation
Learning the English Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the English language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in English.
English negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation |
| Negation |
| he is not here |
| that is not my book |
| do not enter |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in English has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in English.
List of Negation in English
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in English placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your English vocabulary.
| English Negation |
| I don't speak |
| I don't write |
| I don't drive |
| I don't love |
| I don't give |
| I don't smile |
| I don't take |
| |
| he doesn't speak |
| he doesn't write |
| he doesn't drive |
| he doesn't love |
| he doesn't give |
| he doesn't smile |
| he doesn't take |
| |
| we don't speak |
| we don't write |
| we don't drive |
| we don't love |
| we don't give |
| we don't smile |
| we don't take |
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