Simple present

In order to change an affirmative sentence in the simple present tense into a negative
sentence, we use do not or does not before the principal verb. Note that do is used with I, you
and plural subjects. Does is used with singular subjects.
She works. (Affirmative)
She does not work. (Negative)
He writes a novel. (Affirmative)
He does not write a novel. (Negative)
I like reading. (Affirmative)
I do not like reading. (Negative)
We pluck flowers. (Affirmative)
We do not pluck flowers. (Negative).
He wants to come with us. (Affirmative)
He does not want to come with us. (Negative)
I always speak the truth. (Affirmative)
I do not always speak the truth. (Negative)
If the affirmative sentence contains the auxiliaries is/am/are, the negative sentence is formed
by putting not after is/am/are.
She is a doctor. (Affirmative)
She is not a doctor. (Negative)
I am a teacher. (Affirmative)
I am not a teacher. (Negative)
They are my friends. (Affirmative)
They are not my friends. (Negative)
We are students. (Affirmative)
We are not students. (Negative)
A computer is a useful machine. (Affirmative)
A computer is not a useful machine. (Negative)
If the affirmative sentence contains the primary auxiliaries has/have, the negative sentence is
formed by putting do not or does not before has/have.
She has a car. (Affirmative)
She does not have a car. (Negative)
He has attractive looks. (Affirmative)
He does not have attractive looks. (Negative)
I have an Alsatian dog. (Affirmative)
I do not have an Alsatian dog. (Negative)
They have two children. (Affirmative)
They do not have two children. (Negative)
If the affirmative sentence contains a modal auxiliary verb (e.g. may, can, shall, will, should etc),
the negative sentence is formed by putting not after the modal auxiliary verb.
He may come. (Affirmative)
He may not come. (Negative)
She can go. (Affirmative)
She cannot go. (Negative)
She should wait. (Affirmative)
She should not wait. (Negative)
You must go now. (Affirmative)
You must not go now. (Negative)
We will help you. (Affirmative)
We will not help you. (Negative)
Note that cannot is written as a single word
Wh-questions are questions that begin with one of the eight “wh ” words: who, whose, what,
when, which, why, where and how. Questions formed with “wh ” words ask about the word or
phrase the “wh ” word replaces. Who replaces pronouns and the names of people. When the
question word is the subject, the word order doesn't change: “Columbus discovered America in
1492.” “Who discovered America in 1492?” When the “wh ” word replaces a word in the
predicate, and the verb includes a modal (such as “can,” “will,” “may”), a form of “to be,” or a
form of the helping verb “have” the predicate and subject are switched: “He is the president.”
“Who is he?” However, when the “wh ” word replaces a word in the predicate, and the verb
phrase does not contain a modal, a form of “be” or a form of the helping verb “have,” “do
formation” is used:
WH- word + “do” + SUBJECT + VERB PHRASE
“Do” always takes the tense of the original verb, and the verb takes the base form: “Jack hit the
president.” “Who did Jack hit?” “Bill loves Mary.” “Who does Bill love?” “Whose” is the
possessive form of “who,” and works the same way: “Shakespeare's plays are well known.”
“Whose plays are well known?”
“That is Jack's dog.” “Whose dog is that?” The do formation is used when the verb phrase does
not contain a modal, a form of “be” or a form of the helping verb “have.” “Jack drove Bill's
car.” “Whose car did Jack drive?” “What” replaces any noun or noun phrase that is not a
person or pronoun. Questions are formed with “what” the same way as with “who” and
“whose”: “The car hit the dog.” “What hit the dog?”
“Mary's favorite candy is chocolate.” “What is Mary's favorite candy?” The do formation is
used when the verb does not contain a modal, a form of “be” or a form of the helping verb
“have”: “Bill bought a car.” “What did Bill buy?” “When” replaces time specific words
(adverbials of time). When a modal, a form of “be” or a form of the helping verb “have” is used,
the subject and predicate are simply switched. “John's appointment was at four o'clock.”
“When was John's appointment?” The do formation is used when the verb phrase does not
contain a modal, a form of “be” or a form of the helping verb: “John arrived at noon.” “When
did John arrive?” “Which” is used when one object among several has to be selected. “Which”
replaces the specific object identified: “That car was involved in the accident.” “Which car was
involved in the accident?” The do formation is used when the verb does not contain a modal, a
form of “be” or a form of the helping verb “have.” “The baseball broke that window.” “Which
window did the baseball break?”
1.
Which of the following words cannot use the suffix -ful?
a. color-
b. doubt-
c. hope-
d. joy-
e. value-

2.
Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ive?
a. conclus-
b. decis-
c. impress-
d. reduct-
e. reveal-

3.
Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ial?
a. commerc-
b. debat-
c. mart-
d. part-
e. spac-

4.
Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ure?
a. clos-
b. depart-
c. fiss-
d. lect-
e. polit-

5.
Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ion?
a. collect-
b. correct-
c. exhaust-
d. predict-
e. put-

6.
Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ance?
a. allow-
b. brief-
c. deliver-
d. repent-
e. vigil-

7.
Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ness?
a. cheerful-
b. dark-
c. gentle-
d. honest-
e. small-

8.
Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ward?
a. down-
b. for-
c. heaven-
d. home-
e. house-
 9.
Which of the following cannot use the suffix -less?
a. care-
b. fear-
c. grand-
d. power-
e. thought-
c. ans