Question

D - Negate the sentences.

1) The girls are riding their bikes.
2) He is taking out a book.
3) I am washing my hair.
4) The baby is crying.
5) You are listening to music.
6) The dog is running after the cat.
7) She is sitting on the chair.
8) My mum is preparing lunch now.
9) We are carrying buckets.
10) The teacher is opening the window.

Answer 1

Negate

Just make the sentences negative by adding the word 'not' below:

1. The girls are riding their bikes.

The girls are not riding their bikes.

2. He is taking out a book.

He is not taking out a book.

3. I am washing my hair.

I am not washing my hair.

4. The baby is crying.

The baby is not crying.

5. You are listening to music.

You are not listening to music.

6. The dog is running after the cat.

The dog is not running after the cat.

7. She is sitting on the chair.

She is not sitting on the chair.

8. My mum is preparing lunch now.

My mum is not preparing lunch now.

9. We are carrying buckets.

We are not carrying buckets.

10. The teacher is opening the window.

The teacher is not opening the window.

Answer 2

Required Answer :

1) The girls are not riding their bikes.

2) He is not taking out a book.

3) I am not washing my hair.

4) The baby is not crying.

5) You are not listening to music.

6) The dog is not running after the cat.

7) She is not sitting on the chair.

8) My mum is not preparing lunch now.

9) We are not carrying buckets.

10) The teacher is not opening the window.

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Negation :-

In grammar, Negation means using some negative words which are used to change the meaning the word or the whole sentence.

A negative sentence can be made simply by adding a word 'not' in the given sentence.

Just as :

He drives the car .

Negative : He doesn't drive the car

They are playing cricket.

Negative : They are not playing cricket.