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💡 3rd Grade English (ELA): Like Eating, Love Playing, Enjoy Working: Affirmative and Negative Practice Questions

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Solved Example
Easy Level

Read the sentence. Is it an affirmative (positive) or negative sentence?

Sentence: I like reading books.

💡 Hint: Affirmative sentences say something is true. Negative sentences use words like "not".

Solution & Explanation
  • The sentence "I like reading books" states that the person enjoys reading.
  • It does not contain any words like "not" or "don't".
  • Therefore, this is an affirmative sentence. ✅
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Solved Example
Easy Level

Read the sentence. Is it an affirmative (positive) or negative sentence?

Sentence: She doesn't like playing outside.

📌 Tip: Look for words that show something is not happening or not true.

Solution & Explanation
  • The sentence "She doesn't like playing outside" uses the word "doesn't".
  • "Doesn't" is a contraction for "does not".
  • The word "not" indicates that the statement is negative.
  • Therefore, this is a negative sentence. ✅
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Solved Example
Medium Level

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. Use like, likes, don't like, or doesn't like.

Sentence: My friend ______ drawing pictures.

👉 Remember: We use "don't like" for "I", "you", "we", "they". We use "doesn't like" for "he", "she", "it".

Solution & Explanation
  • The sentence is about "My friend". "My friend" is singular and refers to "he" or "she".
  • For singular subjects like "he", "she", or "it" (or a singular noun like "my friend"), we use "doesn't like" for the negative.
  • If the sentence were positive, we would use "likes". Since the prompt implies a choice between affirmative and negative, and "doesn't like" is a common negative form, let's assume the intended answer is negative.
  • Therefore, the correct completion is doesn't like. ✅
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Solved Example
Medium Level

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. Use love, loves, don't love, or doesn't love.

Sentence: We ______ to sing songs together.

💡 Focus: Pay attention to the subject of the sentence!

Solution & Explanation
  • The subject of the sentence is "We".
  • "We" is a plural pronoun.
  • For plural subjects like "I", "you", "we", "they", we use "don't love" for the negative.
  • For positive statements with "we", we use "love".
  • Assuming an affirmative sentence is intended here, the correct word is love. ✅
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Solved Example
Medium Level

A student wrote: "I love swimming, but I don't love doing homework."

Is this sentence structured correctly using affirmative and negative forms of "love"? Explain why or why not.

🤔 Think: Does each part of the sentence make sense on its own?

Solution & Explanation
  • The first part, "I love swimming," is an affirmative sentence. It correctly uses "love" with the pronoun "I".
  • The second part, "but I don't love doing homework," is a negative sentence. It correctly uses "don't love" with the pronoun "I".
  • The conjunction "but" connects two contrasting ideas, and both parts are grammatically sound.
  • Therefore, the sentence is structured correctly. ✅
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Solved Example
Medium Level

Rewrite the following negative sentence as an affirmative sentence:

Negative Sentence: They don't enjoy playing video games.

✨ Goal: Change the meaning to be positive!

Solution & Explanation
  • The original sentence uses "don't enjoy," which is negative.
  • To make it affirmative, we need to remove the negative word "don't" (do not).
  • The subject is "They," and the verb is "enjoy."
  • Removing "don't" leaves us with "They enjoy playing video games."
  • Therefore, the affirmative sentence is: They enjoy playing video games. ✅
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Solved Example
Real World Example

Imagine you are talking to your friend about your favorite activities. You want to say you like one thing but dislike another. How would you use affirmative and negative sentences to express this?

Scenario: You like building with blocks, but you don't like cleaning up.

💡 Connect: Think about how you talk about things you do and don't do.

Solution & Explanation
  • To express that you like building with blocks (affirmative), you would say: "I like building with blocks."
  • To express that you don't like cleaning up (negative), you would say: "I don't like cleaning up."
  • Putting it together, you could say: "I like building with blocks, but I don't like cleaning up." ✅
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Solved Example
Real World Example

Your teacher asks the class about their favorite school subjects. You really love science! Another classmate doesn't like math.

Write one affirmative sentence about your love for science and one negative sentence about the classmate's dislike for math.

🌍 Context: This is how we share our feelings about things!

Solution & Explanation
  • To express your affirmative feeling about science, you would say: "I love science."
  • To express the classmate's negative feeling about math, you would say: "He/She doesn't like math." (Assuming the classmate is singular)
  • These sentences use affirmative and negative forms to clearly communicate preferences. ✅

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