Listen for negative expressions

Listen for negative expressions

On the recording, you hear:

(man) How did they get to their grandmother's house in Maine in only five hours?

(woman) They didn't drive slowly on the trip to Maine.

(narrator) What does the woman say about the trip?

In your test book or the computer screen, you read:

A. They drove rather quickly.

B. They couldn't have driven more slowly.

C. They wanted to travel slowly to Maine.

D. They didn't drive to Maine.

Types of negative expressions

Regular negative: not or n't

Tom is not sad about the results.

not sad = happy

Types of negative expressions

Other negative: nobody, none, nothing, never

Nobody arrived on time. = late

Sal never works hard. = late

Types of negative expressions

Negative prefixes: un-, in-, dis-

The patient was insane. = not sane = crazy.

She is unhappy with the service in that restaurant. = not happy