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. It is raining

. Nidhi has a pet dog.

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Susie and Shyama

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This question is incomplete. I've found the complete question online. It is the following:

Rewrite the sentences in the negative form

1. Harsh helps in the kitchen.

2. It is raining.

3. Nidhi has a pet dog.

4. Susie and Shyama are working in the garden.

5. We are scared of spiders.

6. I am tired.

7. Ravi and his friends play football every evening.

8. I am in a meeting now.

9. Larry has a blue bicycle.

10. The student is punctual.

Answer:

1. Harsh helps in the kitchen. - Harsh doesn't help in the kitchen.

2. It is raining. - It isn't raining.

3. Nidhi has a pet dog. - Nidhi doesn't have a pet dog.

4. Susie and Shyama are working in the garden. - Susie and Shyama aren't working in the garden.

5. We are scared of spiders. - We aren't scared of spiders.

6. I am tired. - I am not tired.

7. Ravi and his friends play football every evening. - Ravi and his friends don't play football every evening.

8. I am in a meeting now. - I am not in a meeting right now.

9. Larry has a blue bicycle. - Larry doesn't have a blue bicycle.

10. The student is punctual. - The student isn't punctual.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentences above are either in the Simple Present Tense or in the Present Continuous Tense.

For those in the Simple Present which do not have the verb to be, we need to use the auxiliary verb "do". When the subject is in the third person singular (he, she, it), the auxiliary is conjugated, becoming "does". Since we are writing negative sentences, we can contract the auxiliary with the word "not", forming "don't" and "doesn't". That is what we did in the sentences below:

1. Harsh helps in the kitchen. - Harsh doesn't help in the kitchen.

3. Nidhi has a pet dog. - Nidhi doesn't have a pet dog.

7. Ravi and his friends play football every evening. - Ravi and his friends don't play football every evening.

9. Larry has a blue bicycle. - Larry doesn't have a blue bicycle.

Now, if the sentence has the verb to be - be it in the Simple Present or in the Present Continuous - we can contract the verb to be with "not". That is what we did in:

2. It is raining. - It isn't raining.

4. Susie and Shyama are working in the garden. - Susie and Shyama aren't working in the garden.

5. We are scared of spiders. - We aren't scared of spiders.

6. I am tired. - I am not tired.

8. I am in a meeting now. - I am not in a meeting right now.

10. The student is punctual. - The student isn't punctual.

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