Understanding Negatives

Directions:

Make the sentences below negative by adding negative words where they belong and making any other necessary changes. There is more than one way to transform each sentence.

Example:

                    never

Consumers / need to pay for unsolicited merchandise.

  1. I can afford a new dishwasher this year.
  2. Brent believes that nausea and lightheadedness are good reasons to stop an exercise workout.
  3. A local check will clear this bank in three days.
  4. A smoke detector can determine whether smoke is coming from frying food or from a house fire.
  5. Mr. Gowers’s children gave him flowers for Father’s Day.
  6. The temperature falls below zero in Hawaii.
  7. A flea market is held every Saturday and Sunday at the Englewood Farmer’s Market.
  8. Professor Furness studies seabirds.
  9. I want to visit Pamplona to see the running of the bulls through the streets of the town.
  10. Lee plans to enter the watermelon-seed-spitting contest in Paul’s valley, Oklahoma.

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