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Subject:
Negation
From:
Diane Allen <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:34:26 -0500
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In the following pair of sentences:

1)  He is lucky.
2)  He is not lucky.

Would you consider this an example of verb negation or noun negation, and
why?  In other words, does the adverb modify the linking verb or the subject
complement?

Diane

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