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+ negative


{ 2. They were unkind to me.
{ They were unkind to me.
| koef="5" }
| koef="5" }
+ positive
+ positive
- negative
- negative


{ 3. They were not unkind to me.
{ They were not unkind to me.
| koef="5" }
| koef="5" }
- positive
- positive
+ negative
+ negative


{ 4. Kim said it was no big deal.
{ Kim said it was no big deal.
| koef="5" }
| koef="5" }
- positive
- positive
+ negative
+ negative


{ 5. They had nowhere to hide.
{ They had nowhere to hide.
| koef="5" }
| koef="5" }
- positive
- positive
+ negative
+ negative


{ 6. Not surprisingly, they complained about the price increase.
{ Not surprisingly, they complained about the price increase.
| koef="5" }
| koef="5" }
+ positive
+ positive
- negative
- negative


{ 7. This is a not uncommon problem.
{ This is a not uncommon problem.
| koef="5" }
| koef="5" }
+ positive
+ positive
- negative
- negative


{ 8. He rarely visits his parents nowadays.
{ He rarely visits his parents nowadays.
| koef="5" }
| koef="5" }
- positive
- positive
+ negative
+ negative


{ 9. The partners signed the contract.
{ The partners signed the contract.
| koef="5" }
| koef="5" }
+ positive
+ positive
- negative
- negative


{ 10. The conditions in the contract were non-negoatiable.
{ The conditions in the contract were non-negoatiable.
| koef="5" }
| koef="5" }
+ positive
+ positive

Revision as of 11:53, 2 January 2022

Exercises on Negation

Determine the polarity of the following clauses:

1 Mary didn't like the cheeky guy.

positive
negative

2 They were unkind to me.

positive
negative

3 They were not unkind to me.

positive
negative

4 Kim said it was no big deal.

positive
negative

5 They had nowhere to hide.

positive
negative

6 Not surprisingly, they complained about the price increase.

positive
negative

7 This is a not uncommon problem.

positive
negative

8 He rarely visits his parents nowadays.

positive
negative

9 The partners signed the contract.

positive
negative

10 The conditions in the contract were non-negoatiable.

positive
negative