Fill in the blanks.
1I have ............... been to a foreign country.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "never" and "not" can complete the present perfect negative sentence.
2............... man is an island.
Wrong!
"No" is used before a singular countable noun to mean not any person or thing.
3He does ............... have a job.
Wrong!
Use "not" after the auxiliary verb does to make a negative verb phrase.
4We may ............... find out.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "not" and "never" can follow may, with "never" adding the idea of at no time.
5............... have I seen such a gory sight.
Wrong!
"Never" at the beginning of a sentence can be followed by inverted word order for emphasis.
6He ............... realized his mistake.
Wrong!
"Never" means at no time and can directly modify a main verb in a simple past sentence.
7She is ............... fool.
Wrong!
"No" is used before the noun fool in the expression "no fool".
8You should ............... do such things.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "never" and "not" can follow should, with "never" giving a stronger negative meaning.
9I forgot to post the letter, so she ............... learnt about my divorce.
Wrong!
"Never" shows that she did not learn about it at any time.
10It may ............... rain tonight.
Wrong!
Use "not" after may to make the modal verb phrase negative.
11It is ............... difficult.
Wrong!
Use "not" after be to make the adjective phrase negative.
12She does ............... know anything about this.
Wrong!
Use "not" after does to make the present simple verb phrase negative.
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Answers
- I have never / not been to a foreign country.
- No man is an island.
- He does not have a job.
- We may not / never find out.
- Never have I seen such a gory sight.
- He never realized his mistake.
- She is no fool.
- You should never / not do such things.
- I forgot to post the letter, so she never learnt about my divorce.
- It may not rain tonight.
- It is not difficult.
- She does not know anything about this.