negative(not+MV) to negative(MV+not)

David30 · #1 (permalink) Thu Apr 29, 2010 15:57 pm *negative(not+MV) to negative(MV+not)*

Hi everybody,

Negative senteces to negative sentences:

1) He did not finish the work yesterday.
2) He does not finish the work.
3) He will not finish the work tomorrow.
4) He is not doing anything.

Please check whether it is grammatically correct or not:
1) He finished not the work yesterday.
2) He finishes not the work.
3) He will finish not the work tomorrow.
4) He is doing not anything.

Thank you

Morteza · #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 29, 2010 16:14 pm *negative(not+MV) to negative(MV+not)*

Hi,
The second group seems incorrect.
Regards,
Morteza

Blue_Snow · #3 (permalink) Thu Apr 29, 2010 18:42 pm *negative(not+MV) to negative(MV+not)*

For the first group, what do you mean by saying such sentences as the second and third ones?

David30 · #4 (permalink) Thu Apr 29, 2010 19:02 pm *negative(not+MV) to negative(MV+not)*

Hi Blue_Snow,
They are not my own examples. I took it from a grammar book.

Thanks Morteza,BS

Blue_Snow · #5 (permalink) Thu Apr 29, 2010 19:20 pm *negative(not+MV) to negative(MV+not)*

I mean how you could translate them. I don't know the motive.

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