Survey of English Grammar Wiki: Week 7

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Exercises on Negation

Determine the polarity of the following clauses:

1 1. Mary didn't like the cheeky guy.

positive
negative

2 2. They were unkind to me.

positive
negative

3 3. They were not unkind to me.

positive
negative

4 4. Kim said it was no big deal.

positive
negative

5 5. They had nowhere to hide.

positive
negative

6 6. Not surprisingly, they complained about the price increase.

positive
negative

7 7. This is a not uncommon problem.

positive
negative

8 8. He rarely visits his parents nowadays.

positive
negative

9 9. The partners signed the contract.

positive
negative

10 10. The conditions in the contract were non-negoatiable.

positive
negative