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Turn the positive sentences into negative sentences. The underlined section should be negated.
- Mi hermana canta bien.
→ We generally construct negation by placing no before the conjugated verb.My sister sings well. → My sister doesn’t sing well.
- El árbol tiene todavía hojas.
→ Todavía becomes ya no…The tree still has leaves. → The tree doesn’t have any more leaves.
- El vigilante está siempre allí.
→ The negation of siempre is no… nunca or no… jamás. But if nunca/jamás comes before the verb, we don’t use no.The guard is always there. → The guard is never there.
- Tengo una amiga.
→ No/any is translated with no… ninguna.I have a friend. → I don’t have any friend.
- Hay algo en la nevera.
→ The negation of algo is no… nada. Here it would be uncommon for nada to appear before the verb.There’s something in the refrigerator. → There’s nothing in the refrigerator.
- Veo a alguien en la casa.
→ The negation of alguien is nadie. Here it would be uncommon for nadie to appear before the verb.I see someone in the house. → I see no one in the house.