Adverb of Affirmation or Negation is a word which declares that something is true or some equivalent expression or negative statement, judgment or a logical proposition. Some examples of affirmation and negation are – certainly, definitely, never, no etc. The first two words are the Adverbs of Affirmation while the latter are the Adverbs of Negation.
Consider the sentence – ‘I will definitely do that’. Word ‘definitely’ affirms the listener that the speaker is going to do the task which is being talked about. ‘Definitely’ is therefore an Adverb of Affirmation. Consider another sentence – ‘I will never do that’. In the sentence ‘never’ negates the sentence by telling that the speaker is not going to do the particular task. ‘Never’ is therefore an Adverb of Negation.
Read the sentences given below and try to identify the Adverbs of Negation or Affirmation in them and verify your progress with the answers provided below.
Answers-: certainly (Adverb of Affirmation), no (negation), never (negation), definitely (affirmation), clearly (affirmation), exactly (affirmation), rarely (negation), hardly (negation), scarcely (negation), surely (affirmation) and hardly (negation).
Absolutely, affirmatively, assertedly, avowedly, clearly, truly, definitely, doubtlessly, exactly, alright, obviously, positively, really, sure, surely, undoubtedly, yes, certainly, by all means, verily etc.
Nothing, nowhere, not at all, contradictorily, almost, invalidly, never, no, not or words ending n’t such as haven’t, rarely, scarcely etc.
Try completing the following sentences by adding Adverbs of Affirmation or Negation, which ever completes the sentence appropriately. Verify your answers with those provided at the end of exercise.
1) I am ________ going to the school today.
2) You have ________ to do with my business.
3) I can _______ repay my parents for their blessings.
4) You can ________ consult a doctor if required.
5) His solo performance was ________ stunning.
6) I am ______ going to the party because of the exams.
7) The Manager _________ concede to the demands of the employees.
8) Spoilt kids are _______ seen to be successful.
9) From where I stood, I could _______ see inside the room.
10) Water is _______ available during summer.
11) Rahul _______ got his phone registered for mobile gaming.
12) I have ______ seen a fully grown up elephant in wild till date.
13) I reached there on time but the Principal was ______ to be seen.
14) ____ convict will admit to his crime unless proven.
15) He _______ declared the value of his car for resale.
16) He had spent all his vacation relaxing and doing _______.
17) We must be ______ about achieving our monthly target.
18) Just try to be there on time __________.
19) It was _______ a miracle, which saved his life.
20) I am ________ an employee of XYZ Corporation.
Answers- 1) both ‘definitely’- an adverb of affirmation and’ not’- an adverb of negation can be used. 2) nothing-negation, 3) never-negation, 4) certainly-affirmation, 5) absolutely- affirmation, 6) not-negation, 7) did not-negation, 8) rarely-negation, 9) clearly-affirmation, 10) scarcely-negation, 11) invalidly-negation, 12) never-negation, 13) nowhere-negation,14) no-negation, 15) assertedly-affirmative, 16) nothing-negation, 17) sure-affirmative, 18) by all means-affirmative, 19) truly-affirmative, 20) no more- negation.
Now try to form different sentences using Adverbs of Affirmation and Negation on your own.
Try completing the following sentences by using the words given in choices. Also try to form more sentences using both affirmative and negation adverbs.
Adverbs of Affirmation: Quiz/Examples with MCQs and Answers:
Complete the below sentences by choosing the Adverbs of Affirmation from the choices given:
Answers- 1 (d), 2 (a), 3 (b), 4 (d), 5 (a), 6 (c), 7 (b), 8 (b), 9 (a), 10 (b)
Adverbs of Negation: Quiz/Examples with MCQs and Answers:
Answers- 1 (a), 2 (b), 3 (c), 4 (a), 5 (a), 6 (b), 7 (a), 8 (b), 9 (a), 10 (c)
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