Question

I can not but shut the door (omit but and properly rewrite the sentence)

Answer 1

The given sentence I can not but shut the door is rewritten as I cannot shut the door.

What is a negative sentence?

• A sentence that contains elements of No and Not is called a negative sentence.
• The opposite of a negative sentence is called a positive sentence.
• Generally sentences are divided into different categories based on their voices.
• The two different voices are active and passive.

Answer 2

Answer:

The rewrite sentence is

• I can not shut the door.

Explanation :

• The above sentence is an example of Negative Sentence. 'Not' is a negative maker, it is used to make negative sentences.

• Example : I can not do it.

• Here 'can' is a modal auxiliary verb. 'Can' is used to express ability in a sentence and here it is expressing that I have no ability to shut the door.