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May 5, 2010 · Already is commonly used in negative sentences, typically with the conditional "if". "If he hadn't already completed the work, I would have helped him." "If you're not already a member of our club, please join today." "If I'm not already crazy, I certainly will be by the time this project is completed." "If you have not already heard, there was ...
Jul 26, 2021 · Korean. Jul 26, 2021. #3. Keith Bradford said: I'd make the distinction between: The answer was in the negative = the answer was "No", and. The answer was negative = the answer was discouraging, downhearted, disparaging... But not everybody uses the words in this way. Thank you, Keith.
Mar 25, 2012 · Secondly, "I hate football and tennis" - the correct form, by the way - is not a negative sentence in that it does not contain a negative form of the verb "to hate." You (positively) hate both football and tennis, so "and" is called for. Your first sentence does contain a negative verb form, and in that situation either "and" or "or" may be ...
Jan 19, 2011 · A : I managed not to go. B : I managed to not go. C : Answer C. The point is that answer A is what I'd have said, but the two consecutive words "manage" and "not" don't sound right since "to manage" isn't a modal. Answer B doesn't sound right either because one usually says "not to + V" instead of "to not + V", as far as I know at least.
Dec 30, 2007 · Packard said: I know that I am repeating myself, but there is no double negative or redundant negative in language. I think this thread has established that "let's see if I can't" does not contain a redundant negative (it plainly doesn't contain a double negative). But I'm pretty sure negatives *can* be redundant.
Dec 4, 2019 · Whether elaborate is positive or negative (as well as those other words) depends on the context it is used in. When used with the word excuse, it's negative. When used as an explanation of the design of a fancy dress, it's positive. Complex and complicated aren't inherently negative, but they might make whatever it is challenging. In some ...
Jan 5, 2017 · Korean. Jan 5, 2017. #1. Hi all, today I was corrected by someone saying that "bring a negative impact to" is not idiomatic. The sentence I said was: Playing video games too often will bring a negative impact to students' studies. He said I should have said:
Mar 29, 2021 · Mar 29, 2021. #1. As far as I know, we only use the equivalent of the adjective ambitious in a negative sense in my native language, and it's only applied to persons. For example: 1. Juan has heard that his middle-class neighbor is on a tour in the United States. He is a minimum wage earner with no savings in the bank.
Oct 2, 2010 · Oct 2, 2010. #1. Hello Forum, I'd like to know the meaning of this phrase "negative slant" as used in this sentence, "If an evil main character wins out over some force of nature, then the story theme will have a negative slant." Does this mean that it is not necessarily for the good guys to win at the end, but that the bad guys can also win at ...
Sep 18, 2010 · Sep 18, 2010. #1. Hello! I would like to have a clarification about the use of "always, sometimes, often, ..." in negative sentences. My students are learning the affirmative, negative and interrogative form of the simple present tense and the position of the frequency adverbs like the ones mentioned above. For example: "We often go to a fast ...
