0
Abbas Rajabpour Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Sentence

Not all cultures celebrate with white dresses.


what type of sentence is it? Why has the writer started with a negative word?

  

Top answer

, except that it happens to be two words).

  • , except that it happens to be two words).
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0

"not all" is a modifier, or quantifier, of "cultures" (similar to "all cultures", "no cultures", "few cultures" etc., except that it happens to be two words).

0
Abbas Rajabpourwhat type of sentence is it?

It is negative though the context is key. The sentence before could be about marriage.


https://gotu-english.thinkific.com/courses/fast-confident-english/preview

0
Abbas RajabpourWhat type of sentence is it?

It's a declarative sentence.

Abbas RajabpourWhy has the writer started with a negative word?

To negate "all".

Let's talk about the set of letters P Q R S T.

All of those letters gives us P Q R S T.

Not

Related Questions