Negative Sentences (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Negative sentence definition
Negative sentence definition
Statement expressing opposite meaning of positive statement
4 steps to form negative sentence
4 steps to form negative sentence
Add auxiliary, add 'not', keep tense, adjust main verb
3 main auxiliary verbs for negatives
3 main auxiliary verbs for negatives
'do', 'be', 'have'
Present simple auxiliary verbs
Present simple auxiliary verbs
'do' or 'does' (depends on subject)
Past simple auxiliary verb
Past simple auxiliary verb
'did' (for all subjects)
Main verb form with do/does/did
Main verb form with do/does/did
Must return to base form
Continuous/perfect tenses negation
Continuous/perfect tenses negation
Add 'not' after existing auxiliary, don't change main verb
3rd person singular present negative
3rd person singular present negative
Use 'does not', remove '-s' from main verb
What to maintain from original sentence
What to maintain from original sentence
The same tense
Why main verb returns to base form
Why main verb returns to base form
Auxiliary verb already carries tense information