Negative Sentences — Practice Quiz

no

Step 1: The verb in the sentence is 'had', which is the past tense of 'have'. Step 2: The rule for have/has/had is: use 'no' after the verb to make it negative. Step 3: So the sentence becomes 'She had no beautiful dress.' Step 4: 'not a' is not the standard pattern taught for had/have/has sentences. Step 5: 'don't' is only used for command sentences. 'isn't' is wrong because it changes the verb to 'is'.

She is not skipping.

Step 1: 'She is skipping' has a verb made of two words: 'is' + 'skipping'. Step 2: The rule says: when the verb has two or more words, put 'not' after the FIRST word. Step 3: The first word is 'is', so 'not' comes after 'is': 'She is not skipping.' Step 4: 'She is no skipping' is wrong — 'no' is used only with have/has/had. Step 5: 'She not is skipping' is wrong because 'not' must come AFTER the first verb word.

Neelu cannot run fast.

Step 1: 'Neelu can run fast' has the verb 'can run', which is made of two words: 'can' + 'run'. Step 2: Rule: When the verb has two or more words, put 'not' after the first word. Step 3: The first word is 'can', so 'not' goes after 'can': 'Neelu cannot run fast.' Step 4: Note: 'can' + 'not' is written together as 'cannot'. Step 5: 'Neelu can run not fast' is wrong because 'not' must follow the first verb word, not the second.

He will not leave today.

Step 1: 'He will leave today' has a verb made of two words: 'will' + 'leave'. Step 2: Rule: When the verb has two or more words, place 'not' after the FIRST word. Step 3: The first word is 'will', so 'not' comes after it: 'He will not leave today.' Step 4: 'He will leave not today' is wrong because 'not' cannot go at the end of the sentence. Step 5: 'Don't he leave today' is incorrect because 'don't' is only used for command sentences.