Question

Change the following sentences in the negative form.
1. The boys played football.
2. Carol called her mother.

Answer 1

1. The boys played football.

The boys did not play football.

2. Carol called her mother.

Carol did not call her mother.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The boys did not play football.

2. Carol did not call her mother.

Explanation:

1. The boys played football.

The boys did not play football.

2. Carol called her mother.

Carol did not call her mother.

A negative sentence is one that declares something to be false. In English, negative sentences are made by adding the word 'not' after the auxiliary or helping verb. The auxiliary verb 'be' is an example of an auxiliary verb.

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