Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a dominar las distintas formas de negación en inglés, desde las más suaves como ‘hardly’ hasta las más absolutas como ‘nobody’. Pon a prueba tu capacidad para elegir el matiz correcto en cada contexto.
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Exercice 1 — Completa con la forma de negación correcta
Rellena el hueco con la forma negativa más adecuada según el contexto: hardly, nobody, never, barely, no longer, seldom, nowhere.
- She ___ speaks in meetings — it's as if she's invisible to everyone there.
- ___ in the department had been informed about the sudden change of strategy.
- They ___ consult external advisors anymore; they rely entirely on their in-house team.
- He could ___ keep his eyes open after working three consecutive night shifts.
Correction
- She hardly speaks in meetings — it's as if she's invisible to everyone there.
- Nobody in the department had been informed about the sudden change of strategy.
- They no longer consult external advisors anymore; they rely entirely on their in-house team.
- He could barely keep his eyes open after working three consecutive night shifts.
Exercice 2 — Corrige los errores de negación
Cada oración contiene un error relacionado con el uso de las formas negativas en inglés. Reescribe la oración completa y correctamente.
- She has never said nothing about her plans for next year.
- Hardly nobody attended the conference, which was a real disappointment for the organizers.
- He no longer doesn't want to take on extra responsibilities at work.
- They seldom don't travel abroad for business since the company cut the budget.
Correction
- She has never said anything about her plans for next year.
- Hardly anyone attended the conference, which was a real disappointment for the organizers.
- He no longer wants to take on extra responsibilities at work.
- They seldom travel abroad for business since the company cut the budget.
Exercice 3 — Elige la negación con el matiz adecuado
Elige la opción que expresa con mayor precisión el matiz negativo indicado entre paréntesis.
- Context: a very slight possibility. — There is ___ any chance that the project will be approved in time.
a) nowhere near
b) scarcely
c) not
d) no longer - Context: a complete absence of suitable places. — ___ in this city seems to offer the kind of quiet workspace she needs.
a) Nowhere
b) Nobody
c) Hardly
d) Never - Context: something that used to happen but has completely stopped. — He ___ loses his temper the way he did when he was younger.
a) seldom
b) barely
c) no longer
d) nowhere near - Context: a very infrequent action, almost never. — She ___ misses a deadline, so her manager trusts her completely.
a) no longer
b) seldom
c) barely
d) nowhere
Correction
- There is scarcely any chance that the project will be approved in time.
- Nowhere in this city seems to offer the kind of quiet workspace she needs.
- He no longer loses his temper the way he did when he was younger.
- She seldom misses a deadline, so her manager trusts her completely.
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