40.4 Rewrite the following sentences using a negative verb (isn t/haven t...I don t, etc.). 1. The sun is shining

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40.4 Rewrite the following sentences using a negative verb (isn"t/haven"t...I don"t, etc.).

1. The sun is shining. It is not raining.
2. She isn"t rich. She hasn"t got much money.
3. "Would you like something to eat?" "No, thank you. I"m not hungry."
4. I can"t hear you. Please speak louder.
5. George doesn"t write letters very often. He prefers to phone.
6. I don"t like this book. It isn"t very interesting.
7. "Where is Jill?" "I don"t know, I haven"t seen her today."
8. She didn"t go to work yesterday because she wasn"t feeling very well, but she"s better today.
9. Be careful not to fall!
10. We take an umbrella with us because it might rain.
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, I will provide step-by-step solutions for rewriting the sentences using negative verbs.

1. The sun is shining. It is not raining.
- Rewrite: The sun isn"t shining. It isn"t raining.

2. She isn"t rich. She hasn"t got much money.
- Rewrite: She isn"t rich. She doesn"t have much money.

3. "Would you like something to eat?" "No, thank you. I"m not hungry."
- Rewrite: "Would you like something to eat?" "No, thank you. I don"t feel hungry."

4. I can"t hear you. Please speak louder.
- Rewrite: I can"t hear you. Please don"t speak softly.

5. George doesn"t write letters very often. He prefers to phone.
- Rewrite: George doesn"t write letters very often. He doesn"t prefer to write letters.

6. I don"t like this book. It isn"t very interesting.
- Rewrite: I dislike this book. It isn"t interesting.

7. "Where is Jill?" "I don"t know, I haven"t seen her today."
- Rewrite: "Where is Jill?" "I don"t know, I haven"t caught a glimpse of her today."

8. She didn"t go to work yesterday because she wasn"t feeling very well, but she"s better today.
- Rewrite: She didn"t go to work yesterday because she wasn"t in good health, but she"s better today.

9. Be careful.
- No changes needed: Be careful.

Обратите внимание, что в некоторых предложениях требовались небольшие изменения в формулировке, чтобы они звучали более естественно.