(十)当肯定句中含有still时,改为否定句,须将still改为not... any longer或not...any more。如:
The scientist still lives there.→The scientist doesn't live there any longer.
She still cried.→She didn't cry any more.
(十一)当肯定句中含有often时,改为否定句,可将often改为seldom。如:
We often play basketball.→We seldom play basketball.
(十二)当肯定句中含有a few,a little时,改为否定句,可将a few,a little改为few,little即可。如:
I had a little milk this morning.
→I had little milk this morning.
There are a few books on the desk.
→There are few books on the desk.
(十三)当肯定句中含有连接两个或两个以上的并列成分的连词and时,改为否定句,一般要将and改为or。如:
He can sing and dance.→He can't sing or dance.
(十四)当肯定句中含有并列连词both...and...或not only...butalso...结构时,改为否定句,要用neither...nor...或not...either...or...结构来表示否定。如:
He studied both English and Russian.
→He studied neither English nor Russian.
→He didn't study either English or Russian.
The boy is not only clever but also diligent.
→The boy is neither clever nor diligent.
→The boy isn't either clever or diligent.
(十五)当肯定句中含有both,all(every),everybody,everything等表示总括意义的代词、形容词或副词时,改为否定句,要把上述词分别改为相应的neither,none,nobody,nothing等。否则,就可能成为部分否定句。如:
Both of us can speak English.
→Neither of us can speak English.
All of the students are going to the cinema.
→None of the students is going to the cinema.
Everybody has seen the film.
→Nobody has seen the film.
(十六)当肯定句是祈使句,改为否定句时,一般在动词原形前加don't。但以let开头的祈使句,变否定句时,可直接在省略to的动词不定式前加not或在let前加don't。如:
Read the book.→Don't read the book.
Let Tom come here.
→Let Tom not come here.
→Don't let Tom come here.
(十七)在I think /believe /suppose /expect等引起的宾语从句中对从句含义加以否定时,在形式上要否定主句谓语动词。如:
I think the book is very interesting.
→I don't think the book is very interesting.
I believe that she'll be back soon.
→I don't believe that she'll be back soon.