By Negations, Verbs

This is called 'transferred negation', Taka, and is common with verbs of opinion (think, believe, appear, seem, expect, etc.) So it is not a matter of the modal, or of any particular verb in the subordinate clause, but a matter of the verb in the main clause. The meanings are for all practical...

If you SAY that you DID NOT do something, it the same as if you DENY that you DID do it. He said, "I didn't steal anything". Using the reported speech formula, where we change from direct quotation to indirect: He said that he hadn't stolen anything. Now if he said that he hadn't, then he...

I don’t mean love is not more important than money. I wasn't concentrating on the double negative, just "not more" and "not less". Now that you point out the double negative, I'd have to say that, under the most likely reading the sentence is equivalent to I mean love is more important than...

Too big a question for mortal grammarians, Brinda. BE = exist; copulative verb: You are hungry. COPULATIVE + ADJECTIVE I am Mister Micawber. COPULATIVE + NOUN He is coming. AUXILIARY OF CONTINUOUS ASPECT DO = perform; auxiliary: I do the bookkeeping. TRANSITIVE VERB She doesn't eat...

Hello. Both ways of negation are possible. Basically, the difference -as you said- is emphasis. 1) I haven't (got) any money 2) I have no money If you want to stress the idea that you can't pay for something, you would use option (2), verb negation. If you say option (1), you convey the idea...

What's the difference between negating the verb or the subject? For example: I haven't a pencil. I have no pencil. I've seen that in english you have a lot of structures in which you can sort of negate two ways. (of course not both, because of the grammatically incorrrect although common use...

Future Tense + UNTIL + Point in Time The structure shown above works differently, depending whether the verb is interpreted as a continuing situation or as an event. Some verbs can only be interpreted one way; some can be interpreted both ways. Situations: waiting, being away 1) I'll wait...

There is no rule. Words with these prefixes have come about through accidents of history. The most usual is "un-", but always consult a dictionary. The following does not really answer your question, but you may find it somewhat useful anyway, especially if you're willing to work to dig some...

Hello again, Pastel You are definitely complicating my winter holidays! ~L~ Let's have a look at this concept of "negation" in relation with "I don't like him as much as you do". You posted: Back to our original sentence, there is a nagative auxiliary that makes me relate its function to form...

Dear Mirium, I'm sorry for that breathless post. Are you any better now? Have you caught some Z's? You didn't misunderstand my question at all, this is what I need. I understand the meanings of this ambiguous sentence, and I was trying to analysize it from a grammatical point of view. I'm...