Negative Sentences (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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What negative sentences express
What negative sentences express
Opposite of positive statements; deny, refuse, contradict
3 helping verbs for negatives
3 helping verbs for negatives
'do', 'be', 'have'
Where to place 'not' in negative sentences
Where to place 'not' in negative sentences
Directly after the helping verb
Helping verbs for present simple negatives
Helping verbs for present simple negatives
'do' or 'does'
Helping verb for past simple negatives
Helping verb for past simple negatives
'did'
Main verb form with do/does/did as helping verb
Main verb form with do/does/did as helping verb
Base form (no -s, -ed, or other endings)
Helping verb for 3rd person singular present
Helping verb for 3rd person singular present
'does'
What happens to -s in 3rd person singular negative
What happens to -s in 3rd person singular negative
Remove the -s ending from the main verb
Transform: 'She understands the topic'
Transform: 'She understands the topic'
'She does not understand the topic'
Transform: 'Words failed me'
Transform: 'Words failed me'
'Words did not fail me'