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Question 111

Choose the conventional neutral way to express the prediction "I think the parcel will not arrive today."

  1. I don't hope the parcel arrives today.
  2. I think not the parcel will arrive today.
  3. I not think the parcel will arrive today.
  4. I don't think the parcel will arrive today.Correct answer

Explanation

With think, standard neutral usage commonly places the negation on the main verb while leaving the predicted clause positive in form. By contrast, "I don't hope the parcel arrives today" negates the hope itself: negation does not raise with hope, so the semantic difference between think and hope determines the structure.

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