नकारात्मकता यानी Negation, अंग्रेजी व्याकरण में एक महत्वपूर्ण अवधारणा है, जिससे हम किसी वाक्य के भाव को पलट सकते हैं। यह हमें बताता है कि कुछ नहीं हुआ है, नहीं हो रहा है या नहीं होगा। अंग्रेजी भाषा में, इसके लिए हम ‘not’, ‘no’, ‘never’, ‘nothing’ जैसे शब्दों का प्रयोग करते हैं। इस अध्याय में, हम ऐसे वाक्यों का अभ्यास करेंगे, जिनमें नकारात्मकता का प्रयोग होता है। इस प्रकार के अभ्यास से छात्रों को अंग्रेजी भाषा में अधिक सटीकता के साथ संवाद करने में मदद मिलेगी।
नकारात्मकता का प्रयोग करते समय सही शब्दों का चुनाव और सही स्थान पर उन्हें प्रयोग करना अनिवार्य है। यहां दिए गए व्यायाम आपको नकारात्मक शब्दों का सही प्रयोग करने में अभ्यस्त बनाएंगे। नीचे दिए गए वाक्य पूर्ण करने के व्यायाम के माध्यम से, आप अंग्रेजी में नकारात्मकता के प्रयोग का अभ्यास कर सकेंगे।
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks using the correct form of negation.
I *can’t* (cannot) believe she is ignoring my calls.
She does *not* (do) like to travel by plane.
He has *never* (experience) been to Europe before.
There is *nothing* (thing) I fear more than spiders.
They *haven’t* (have not) finished their homework yet.
We will *not* (will) be attending the meeting tomorrow.
You *weren’t* (were not) at the party last night, were you?
The teacher said there would be *no* (zero) homework over the weekend.
I *didn’t* (did not) expect to see you here today!
She’s *not* (is) interested in buying a new car right now.
He *doesn’t* (do) seem to understand the seriousness of the situation.
Nobody *has* (has) called us about the job opening yet.
It’s *not* (is) likely that they will arrive before eight o’clock.
I *wouldn’t* (would not) go there if I were you.
They *don’t* (do) want to go out because it’s raining heavily.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct negation to complete the sentences.
Alice *isn’t* (is not) going to the gym today.
Tom and Jerry *haven’t* (have not) been in the same cartoon since 1977.
You *shouldn’t* (should not) speak with your mouth full.
The book is *not* (is) on the table where you left it.
I *didn’t* (did not) hear you come in last night.
She *won’t* (will not) make it to the concert on time.
The boss said that overtime is *not* (is) required this weekend.
We *can’t* (cannot) afford to buy a new car this year.
They *don’t* (do) believe that the story is true.
Linda *hasn’t* (has not) seen the latest episode of the show yet.
It *doesn’t* (does not) rain much in this part of the country.
You *haven’t* (have not) been paying attention to what I said.
My parents *don’t* (do) like the idea of me going abroad alone.
The dog *didn’t* (did not) want to go for a walk in the rain.
*Nobody* (no one) knew the answer to the teacher’s question.
