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Unit 1: Functional English Grammar—Types of Sentences, Sentence Structure

Self-Assessment Notes
2. Identify the following sentences:
(i) Blood is thicker than water.
(ii) How did he treat you there?
(iii) Pay my best compliments to your father.
(iv) Nothing succeeds like success.
(v) How dare you enter the house?
(vi) Please listen to me.
(vii) May God bless you!
(viii) Have you ever tried your luck?
1.2.1 Formation of Negative Sentences
Study the following sentences:
A
Affirmative Negative
1. He was a thief. He was not a thief.
2. This dog barks at night. This dog does not bark at night.
3. The boys fly kites. The boys do not fly kites.
4. He kicked the ball. He did not kick the ball.
5. I shall invite you to tea. I shall not invite you to tea.
6. She has failed. She has not failed.
7. You can go now. You cannot go now.
B
1. I have a cow. I have no cow.
2. Somebody hit me on the head. Nobody hit me on the head.
3. Anybody can go in. Nobody can go in.
4. I have some books in the bag. I have no book in the bag.
5. You are fit for this work. You are unfit for this work.
6. He is both a poet and a singer. He is neither a poet nor a singer.
7. She has to say something. She has to say nothing.
8. You always shirk work. You never shirk work.
C
Mark the different ways of writing Negative sentences:
1. She is not able to speak fluently.
She is unable to speak fluently.
2. I did not invite either Kamal or Rajeev.
I invited neither Kamal nor Rajeev.
3. He did not eat anything there.
He ate nothing there.
Self-Assessment
3. (i) Change the following Affirmative sentences into Negative ones:
(a) Lata is a good singer.
(b) Somebody made off with my purse.
(c) She will invite you to her marriage.

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