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"Negation" is the process that turns an affirmative statement into its opposite denial.

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"Not all people HAVE/HAS pigments in their eyes"

Should I use "have" or "has" after the word "people"? For example: "Not all people HAVE pigments in their eyes" or "Not all people HAS pigments in their eyes I'm asking it because "peop …
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"Should I say "I asked 'TO NOT' / NOT advertise here"?

When I'm talking about the past, that I talked that I don't allow to advertise in my place, which of the following forms are the right? 1) "I asked TO NOT advertise here" 2) "I asked NOT ad …
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Where should be the right location of the word "never" in the sentence?

Where should be the right location of the word "never" in the following sentence? 1) "We never did not have a lecture by this lecturer" 2) "Never we did not have a lecture by this lecturer" …
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I 'still not' speak Russian or I 'still don't' speak Russian?

Which of these sentences is the correct one? I still not speak Russian I still don't speak Russian? Even though normally I know that verbs that describe usual or routine things get the str …
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Should I say: She is 'no' student or She is 'not' a student?

I'm always confused with that issue. Should I say She is no student or She is not a student Or are both of them equal? If they are, what is the difference between them?
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8 votes
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"to not" vs "not to"

Which is more appropriate in the following sentence? "I asked him to not judge her according to (or: based on) her beauty" vs "I asked him not to judge her according to (or:based on) her bea …
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"All of these things are not beneficial and (they) do not help her"

Should I mention the pronoun again in this case? "All of these things are not beneficial and (they?) do not help her" I know that there is already answer about the question "if it's needed to …
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Is "There will be no" valid in meaning of "There will not be"?

Yesterday I got a message that "There will be no introduction lecture" Now, I'm not sure if it's a mistake or it's another grammatical way to say "There will not be a lecture". If they ar …
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2 votes
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Is the phrase "to not" correct in English?

There is something that I often I meet in English. It is the use of "to not", and I'm not sure about its correctness since I'm not a native English speaker. For example: I brought it to you in …
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Should I say "I don't must to do that" or "I must not to do that"? [closed]

Which of the following forms of the sentence is the correct one? CONTEXT: someone told me to sign on a document and I do not want to do that because it's only possible but it's not must. 1) "I d …
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