Negative Emphasis...

Negative Emphasis

Remember that negatives include phrases like not one, not once, not until never, never again,

only rarely, and very seldom. Negatives answer the question, wow often? They are used at the

beginning of a statement to express emphasis. Auxiliaries must agree with verbs and subjects.

Negative      auxiliary         S          V

Never           have                I        seen      so much snow.

      Avoid using a subject before the auxiliary in this pattern.

Penekanan negatif

Ingat bahwa negatif termasuk frase seperti tidak satu, tidak sekali , tidak sampai pernah, tidak pernah lagi , jarang , dan sangat jarang . Negatif menjawab pertanyaan, wow sering ? Mereka digunakan pada awal pernyataan untuk mengekspresikan penekanan . Pembantu harus setuju dengan kata kerja dan mata pelajaran .

Hindari menggunakan subjek sebelum tambahan dalam pola ini .

 Examples

•          Incorrect:  Never again they will stay in that hotel.

•          Correct  :  Never again will they stay in that hotel.

•          Incorrect:  Only rarely an accident has occurred.

•          Correct  :  Only rarely has an accident occurred.

•          Incorrect:  Very seldom a movie can hold my attention like this one.

•          Correct  :  Very seldom can a movie hold my attention like this one.

•          Incorrect:  Not one paper she has finished on time.

•          Correct  :  Not one paper has she  finished on time.

•          Incorrect:  Not once Steve and Jan have invited us to their house.

•          Correct  :  Not once have Steve and Jan invited us to their house.