Identify the Negative sentence:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → My brother’s football was nowhere to be found after the match.
Negative sentence:
- A negative sentence has a negative word such as “not”, “no”, “never”, “nothing” or “nowhere”.
- This sentence has the negative word “nowhere”, so it is negative.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: The shopkeeper denied taking the extra money. — Incorrect. “Denied” has a negative meaning, but it is not a negative word, so the sentence is affirmative.
Option 3: The new watchman is unable to read English. — Incorrect. “Unable” has a negative meaning, but it is not a negative word, so the sentence is affirmative.
Option 4: Our dog hates the noise of crackers on Diwali. — Incorrect. “Hates” has a negative meaning, but it is not a negative word, so the sentence is affirmative.