C L A U S E S A N D C L A U S E E L E M E N T S
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He seems not to know me. (formal
)
I plan not to attend. (formal)
We thought you weren’t coming.
could also be expressed as
He doesn’t seem to know me.
I don’t plan to attend.
We didn’t think you were coming.
The meaning is the same.
Not negates the idea of
know,
attend or
coming, not
seem,
plan or
think; the subjects are indeed ‘seeming’, ‘planning’ and ‘thinking’.
Comments
Activity A7.1:
1.
I have not been unwell. Have you been unwell?
2.
They did not believe me. Did they believe me?
3.
I do not do yoga once a week. Do you do yoga once a week?
4.
He should not have listened to me. Should he have listened to me?
Activity A7.2:
1. . . .
is . . .
2. . . .
will . . . Some grammarians say that
’ll can also represent
shall; a tag question
(see B9) can suggest this:
We’ll help them, shall we? but also
We’ll help them, will we?
3. . . .
would . . . (see B6)
4. . . .
could not have . . . It is unusual to have a double contraction like this.
5. . . .
has . . .
Activity A7.3: You should end up with the following possibilities:
She is not coming.
She’s coming.
She’s not coming.
She isn’t coming.
Is she coming?
Is she not coming?
Isn’t she coming?
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