TOEFL Section 2 Exercise 17Online version Each of the following sentences contains a negative or "almost negative" expression. Indicate if the sentences are correct or incorrect. by Modern English 1 Never the boy wrote to his sisters. a correct b incorrect 2 On no occasion did they say that to me. a correct b incorrect 3 Steve did not win the prize, nor did he expect to do so. a correct b incorrect 4 Only once in my life gone I have to New York City. a correct b incorrect 5 Did he go out of the house at no time. a correct b incorrect 6 Seldom their secretary has made such mistakes. a correct b incorrect 7 No sooner had she hung up the phone than it rang again. a correct b incorrect 8 Sheila did not arrive late for work, nor she left early. a correct b incorrect 9 Barely had he finished the exam when the graduate assistant collected the papers. a correct b incorrect 10 The police did not arrive in time to save the girl, and neither did the paramedics. a correct b incorrect
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