Mastering Negatives in English:

Mastering Negatives in English:

You can't communicate well in a language if you don't use negative forms. I just used two! There are a variety of ways to create negatives in English, using pronouns like nobody, nothing, and none; adverbs like never, seldom, and not; determiners like no and any; and conjunctions like neither and nor. Even the most necessary negatives -- verbs -- can get complicated, and learners of English often make errors. This course will cover all of these areas, giving you video explanations, downloadable written explanations, and lots of practice quizzes before the final test.

You will learn:

• Negative Verb Forms: wouldn't do, could never imagine, haven't been going, aren't interested. How do you know which negative form is correct for your verb? You will learn to use the concept of Green Verbs to make correct negative verb forms in English.

• Negative Prefixes No- and Any-: no one, nobody, nothing, nowhere, anyone, anybody, anything, anywhere. When do you use these? What's the difference between them? Is the verb singular or plural? Can they be used as both subjects and objects? Which ones are best for academic writing? All these questions and more will be answered!

• Negative Quantifiers: No, any, not, none, neither. Why do we say "There are no cookies left" versus "There aren't any cookies left" versus "There's not a cookie left" versus "None of the cookies are left" versus "Neither the chocolate chip cookies nor the oatmeal cookies are left"? You will learn how and when to use all of these wonderful negative quantifiers.

• Negative Inversion: questions are not the only time you need to put the verb before the subject in English. The same subject-verb inversion that you see in questions happens when you put a negative marker before the subject of the sentence, such as "Under no circumstances may you eat another cookie!" 

Don't pass this opportunity by to become a master of negatives in English! You won't regret it!

Not, None, Neither, and More

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What you will learn

• Learn how negative verbs are formed in English (Ex: I haven't seen her.)
• Learn how to use the negative prefixes no- and any- ( Ex: Nobody called, and I didn't call anybody.)
• Learn how to use the negative quantifiers no, any, not, none, and neither (Ex: There are no pens here. There's not one pen in the house. There are none here.)

Rating: 4.75

Level: All Levels

Duration: 1 hour

Instructor: Jeanie Lundbom