MAKING

NEGATIVE
SENTENCE
BASIC PATTERN
Generally, negative sentence made by the word “not” after auxiliary verb like is not, have not, cannot, etc

Example :
1. I will not forget you
2. It is not true
3. You should not be silly
4. I cannot swim

If there are auxiliary more than one, “not” put after first auxiliary

Example :
1. I will not have graduated before the end of this year ( I will have not )
2. You must not have studied last night ( You must have not)
 If there are no auxiliary (like in simple present tense and simple past) you can use do/did/does as auxiliary

Example :
1. I want to collect data right now --- > I do not collect data right now

Have belong to auxiliary if followed by past participle

Example :
1. They have collected the required data --- > They have not collected the required data
2. Dani has been doing research since last year --- > Dany has not been doing research since last year
3. They had gone when you showed up --- > They had not gone when you showed up

If Have not followed by past participle, it belong to full verb

Example :
1. They have the required data --- > They do not have the required data
Need belong to auxiliary in negative form. It followed by infinitive without to

Example :
1. You needn’t look at me like that
2. You needn’t have worried

Dare belong to auxiliary in negative form. It followed by infinitive without to

Example :
1. I daren’t ask her

Used to belong to auxiliary in negative form. It used for past time

Example :
1. I used not to like opera
CONTRACTION
Auxiliary + not

Example :
1. Are not --- > aren’t
2. Cannot --- > can’t
3. Could not --- > couldn’t
4. Dare not --- > daren’t
5. Shall not --- > shan’t
6. Used not to --- > usedn’t to
7. Will not --- > won’t
8. Would not --- > wouldn’t
NEGATIVE IMPERATIVES
Negative form for imperative sentences

Example :
1. Don’t worry !!
2. Don’t believe !!
3. Don’t be so rude !!!
NEGATIVE INFINITIVE & - ING
FORMS
Negative form for infinitive pattern

Example :
1. It is important not to worry about silly things
2. I asked him not to spoil his daughter
3. I told her not to be late

Negative form for -Ing pattern

Example :
1. What I enjoy most on holiday is not working
2. Not attending the classes, Dany couldn’t understand a single material
NEGATIVE WORDS
Example :
1. Not + social --- > asocial
2. Not + moral --- > amoral
3. Not + loyal --- > disloyal
4. Not + sane --- > insane
5. Not + active --- > inactive
6. Not + polite --- > impolite
7. Not + ever --- > never
8. Not + either ---- > neither
9. Not + skid --- > nonskid
10. Not + sense --- > nonsense
11. Not + relevant --- > irrelevant
12. Not + logical --- > illogical
13. Not + legal --- > illegal
The word that belong to negative word : seldom, rarely, scarcely, hardly,

Avoid use double negative form

I don’t seldom visit my home town

MAKE A PART OF SENTENCE
NEGATIVE
Example :
1. Ask Mr. Sukirman, not to Mr. Cecep
2. Come early, but not before six
3. The computer is working, but not properly

Not Intan came, but his friend

SHORT ANSWER
Example :
1. Will you go with me ? --- > No, I won’t

Other Example :
1. Will it rain ? --- > I hope not
2. Is she capable of ruling this country ? ---- > I believe not
NOT X NO
Example :
1. No teacher went on strike ---- No the teacher went on strike

Other Example :
1. No Smoking (= Smoking is not allowed )
2. No Parking (=Is is not allowed to park the vehicle)