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XS Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

vocabulary

Hello everyone
could you please tell me?
what is the difference between " positive " and " affirmative " in view of grammar?
please answer
kind regards
XS
  

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XS what is the difference between " positive " and " affirmative " in view of grammar? Affirmative has a definition in a grammatical context. org/wiki/Affirmative_and_negative In linguistics and grammar, affirmative and negative are terms of opposite meaning which may be applied to statements, verb phrases, clauses, and some other utterances.

— AlpheccaStars

  • XS what is the difference between " positive " and " affirmative " in view of grammar?
  • Affirmative has a definition in a grammatical context.
  • org/wiki/Affirmative_and_negative In linguistics and grammar, affirmative and negative are terms of opposite meaning which may be applied to statements, verb phrases, clauses, and some other utterances.
  • Essentially an affirmative (positive) form is used to express the validity or truth of a basic assertion, while a negative form expresses its falsity.
  • Examples are the sentences "Jane is here" and "Jane is not here"; the first is affirmative, while the second is negative.
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XSwhat is the difference between " positive " and " affirmative " in view of grammar?
Affirmative has a definition in a grammatical context.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_and_negative

In linguistics and grammar, affirmativ
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Thanks for your reply
But please give more information
someone says that affirmative sentences can also be called positive sentences as the opposite of negative sentences.
for example if I use your sentences again
" Jane is here ". this is an affirmative and a positive sentence too
" Jane is not here ". this a negative sentence
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XSBut please give more information
Did you read my last reply carefully?
AlpheccaStarsEssentially an affirmative (positive) form is used to express the validity or truth of a basic assertion, while a negative form expresses its falsity.
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XSsomeone says that affirmative sentences can also be called positive sentences as the opposite of negative sentences.
Who is 'someone'?
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sorry, if this word was vague to you
Let me tell you in another way
Not someone but the majority of the students and teachers say that every affirmative sentence is also called positive sentence, is it correct ? please answer
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XSNot someone but the majority of the students and teachers say that every affirmative sentence is also called positive sentence, is it correct ? please answer
Not by linguists. See AS's response earlier in this thread.
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Yes I read all the words of your answer one by one, but the only problem that I have is that, many teachers and students say that every affirmative sentence is also positive, is that correct?
Best regards
XS
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XSthat every affirmative sentence is also positive, is that correct?
The technically correct word is "affirmative."
Informally, "positive" can be used as a synonym. So, yes, if a statement is affirmative, it is also positive.
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OK, thanks
In this sentence
He smokes a lot.
The above sentence is affirmative, but can it be called positive too?
please answer
Kind regards
XS
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Fivejedjon is a moron.

That sentence is affirmative, but it's hardly positive,
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