Exercises/Worksheets/Activities with Answers Nothing, nowhere, not at all, contradictorily, almost, invalidly, never, no, not or words ending n’t such as haven't, rarely, scarcely etc. List/Words/ExamplesĪbsolutely, affirmatively, assertedly, avowedly, clearly, truly, definitely, doubtlessly, exactly, alright, obviously, positively, really, sure, surely, undoubtedly, yes, certainly, by all means, verily etc. After the Principal’s resignation the students can hardly be controlled.Īnswers-: certainly (Adverb of Affirmation), no (negation), never (negation), definitely (affirmation), clearly (affirmation), exactly (affirmation), rarely (negation), hardly (negation), scarcely (negation), surely (affirmation) and hardly (negation).With the kind of dedication he has, he will surely be rewarded at work.The generator I have is scarcely ever used.I had hardly gone for few miles, when the car broke down.On all my visits to the forests, I rarely spotted a tiger.Things turned out to be exactly the same as expected.The moon is very clearly visible from the terrace of my house.Eager to know his son’s progress, he will definitely attend the parent’s teacher meeting.Teachers should never agree to the illogical demands of the students.There was no visibility during the rains.She is certainly going through hard time.Read the sentences given below and try to identify the Adverbs of Negation or Affirmation in them and verify your progress with the answers provided below. ‘Never’ is therefore an Adverb of Negation. In the sentence ‘never’ negates the sentence by telling that the speaker is not going to do the particular task.

Consider another sentence - ‘I will never do that’. ‘Definitely’ is therefore an Adverb of Affirmation. Word ‘definitely’ affirms the listener that the speaker is going to do the task which is being talked about. What is the Difference between Adverbs of Affirmation and Adverbs of Negation?Ĭonsider the sentence - ‘I will definitely do that’.

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