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Question 93

Select all sentences that express one standard negative meaning without combining two negatives in the same clause.

  1. No packages arrived before lunch.Correct answer
  2. We didn't receive no warning.
  3. We didn't receive any warning.Correct answer
  4. Nobody called the maintenance desk.Correct answer

Explanation

The acceptable sentences use either a no-series form with a positive verb or a negative verb with any. The rejected sentence combines didn't with no, creating a nonstandard double negative for the intended meaning.

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Question 93: Select all sentences that express one standard negative… · English Questions and Negation · Questena