- I don't want any education.
- He didn't have any money.
- Don't say anything to any one.
- She never goes anywhere.
- He won't say anything to you.
- He knows nothing about it.
- He never stops for anything.
- The stingy man gives nothing to any one.
Where to place the negative adverb, not. In English we do not use the negative adverb not with the common verb form, but when we use not in a sentence, we use the auxiliary do. For example, we do not say:
- I like it not.
- They think not so.
- He loves me not.
- We strive not to succeed.
Only in poetry do we use such expressions as these. In ordinary English, we say:
- I do not like it.
- They do not think so.
- He does not love me.
- We do not strive to succeed.
We often use here and there incorrectly after the words this and that. We often use here and there incorrectly after the words this and that.] For example, we say:
- This here lesson is shorter than that there one was.
This should be: This lesson is shorter than that one.
- Bring me that there book.
- This here man will not listen.
These sentences should read: