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ðŸ’Ĩ Negative-result sentences ðŸ’Ĩ

4 個月前

Let's learn negative-result sentence structure : )


Subject + Verb + Object + āđ„āļĄāđˆ + Result
Example
- āđ€āļ‚āļē āļŦāļēāđāļāđ‰āļ§ āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļˆāļ­ = He searched for the glass but didn’t find it.
- āđ€āļ‚āļē āļĄāļ­āļ‡āļ™āļ āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™ = He looked at the bird but didn’t see it.

Note
“āļŦāļēāđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļˆāļ­â€ = to look for something but not find it
“āļĄāļ­āļ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™â€ = to look but not see it (visually blocked, or too far, or hidden)

Exercise
Put the words in the correct order.
  1. āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļˆāļ­ / āđāļĄāđˆ / āļŦāļē / āļĨāļīāļ›āļŠāļ•āļīāļ =
  2. āļĄāļ­āļ‡ / āđāļĄāļ§ / āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™ / āļœāļĄ =
  3. āļŦāļ™āļąāļ‡āļŠāļ·āļ­ / āđ€āļˆāļ­ / āļ‰āļąāļ™ / āđ„āļĄāđˆ / āļŦāļē =
  4. āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™ / āļ™āļ / āđ€āļ‚āļē / āļĄāļ­āļ‡ =
  5. āđ€āļāđ‰āļēāļ­āļĩāđ‰ / āļŦāļē / āļ„āļļāļ“ / āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļˆāļ­ =
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