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3. a. Keep off the grass

b. Don’t waste water

c. Please listen to me

d. Stop making that noise Kind:

4. a. We have won the match

b. Such a lovely sight

c. How intelligent you are

d. What an amazing performance Kind:

Read these sentences.

y I do not like cricket.

y Rajan does not eat breakfast at 7:00 a.m.

y I am not going to the fair.

y Rohit will not go to school today.

These sentences have not in them.

A sentence that has not in it is called a negative sentence. A negative sentence may
state something that is absolutely true or correct.

Let us understand the word order of negative sentences.

Tense Negative sentence Contracted form

Present tense I am not in Class III. —

Ravi is not a naughty boy. isn’t

They are not in Class III. aren’t

I do not like noodles. don’t

Mother does not bake cookies. doesn’t

They do not eat pasta. don’t

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