Negative Sentences (Grade 10 NSC Matric English HL): Quizzes
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What do negative sentences express?
What do negative sentences express?
The opposite meaning of positive statements
Where must 'not' be placed in a negative sentence?
Where must 'not' be placed in a negative sentence?
Immediately after the auxiliary verb
What are the three main auxiliary verbs?
What are the three main auxiliary verbs?
do, be, have
Which auxiliary verbs are used for present and past simple tenses?
Which auxiliary verbs are used for present and past simple tenses?
do/does for present; did for past
What happens to the main verb when using do/does/did?
What happens to the main verb when using do/does/did?
It returns to its base form
Transform: 'She understands' using third-person singular rule.
Transform: 'She understands' using third-person singular rule.
She does not understand
How do you negate continuous and perfect tenses?
How do you negate continuous and perfect tenses?
Add 'not' after existing auxiliary verb
Transform: 'Words failed me' to negative.
Transform: 'Words failed me' to negative.
Words did not fail me
Which is a common error to avoid?
Which is a common error to avoid?
Using do/does/did with continuous tenses
What must negative sentences maintain from the positive version?
What must negative sentences maintain from the positive version?
The same tense