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a. I have gone (affirmative) b. I have not gone (negative; have is the auxiliary) (9) a. He goes (affirmative) b. #He goes not (negative) but that wording is considered archaic and is rarely used. It is much more common to use the dummy auxiliary to render He does not go (since there is no auxiliary in the original sentence)
In a three-form system, the affirmative response to a positively phrased question is the unmarked affirmative, the affirmative response to a negatively phrased question is the marked affirmative, and the negative response to both forms of question is the (single) negative. For example, in Norwegian the affirmative answer to "Snakker du norsk?"
An Affirmative Pocket Turn gets a boost in solvency, or captured advantage, at least over the status quo without any thought to the Negative. If the Affirmative is running a plan to save lives, and there are X number of dying persons in the status quo, the Negative's unwillingness to challenge the Affirmative's plan solvency directly is a ...
After the affirmative presents its case, the negative can down-vote the case with many different arguments, which include: Topicality: The Negative will attempt to argue that the Affirmative team does not fall under the rubric of the resolution and should be rejected immediately regardless of the merits or advantages of the plan. This is a type ...
News of the Supreme Court ruling that affirmative action in higher education is unconstitutional has catapulted the policy that was legal for at least 45 years to the forefront.
Affirmative may refer to: Pertaining to truth; An answer that shows agreement or acceptance, such as "yes" Affirmative (linguistics), a positive (non-negated ...
Lighter Side. Medicare. News. ... “If the definition of hope is the belief the future will be better and that we have the power to make it so, the argument (for doomerism) would be, ‘How can ...
A negation is a negative polarity item, abbreviated NPI or NEG. ... In the simplest case, an affirmative statement provides a licensing context for a PPI, while ...