18
practice
makes perfect Basic
English
Rewrite the following sentences to express the negative form. Write the sentence once using
was not
or
were not
and once using the contraction
wasn’t
or
weren’t
.
1. The dress was blue.
2. The couch in the living room was dirty.
3. They were very fast.
4. It was a good joke.
5. The raccoons were in the tree.
6. The slippers were purple.
7. We were at the play last night.
8. The plates were in the dishwasher.
9. Karen was a waitress for three years.
10. My name was on the list.
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