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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Negation

what is negation?
  

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Using a word that means 'no' in a sentence, or changing a 'yes' sentence to a 'no' sentence: I've seen him – I haven't seen him. Here are some words that negate: no, not, never , don't, isn't. Also related are some 'negative-like' words: seldom, hardly .

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Using a word that means 'no' in a sentence, or changing a 'yes' sentence to a 'no' sentence:

I've seen him – I haven't seen him.

Here are some words that negate: no, not, never, don't, isn't. Also related are some 'negative-like' words: seldom, hardly.

There are also double negatives: I don't want no stinkin' beans.