Affirmative
Subject + verb + complement
One example in the audio is:
Almost everybody practices sports in Australia.
Other examples with longer subjects or complements are:
Queen Elizabeth lives in Buckingham palace.
The cat’s fur feels soft.
Many foreign tourists visit London in the summer.
Negative
Subject + auxiliary (not) + verb + complement
Remember, you need to use an auxiliary before the verb in negative
sentences, except with the verb “TO BE” and when we use negative words
(like “never” or “nobody”).
sentences, except with the verb “TO BE” and when we use negative words
(like “never” or “nobody”).
Some examples from the audio are:
Young people never eat salads.
Not everybody has a garden.
Other examples with an auxiliary are:
I do not (don’t) recognize that man.
Australian people do not (don’t) drink as much beer as Americans think.
New Zealand does not (doesn’t) have extremist right wing political parties.
The typical American teenager does not (doesn´t) eat very healthy food.
Example with the verb TO BE:
This lesson is not (isn’t) difficult.
Other examples with negative words:
Nobody likes to receive bad news.
Male mosquitoes never bite, only females need blood.
Male mosquitoes never bite, only females need blood.
ACTIVITY ONE: Choose the correct answer.
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