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How to Use ‘shall be’ in Negative Answers

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In the previous chapter, you learned how to form sentences using ‘shall be’. In this lesson, we shall learn how to form negative answers using ‘shall be’.

Formation of a negative answer using ‘shall be’

The formation of a negative answer is as follows:

  • No, + subject (I/We) + shall not (shan’t) be + present participle (-ing form) of the main verb+ other words + full stop (.)

Examples of ‘shall be’ in a negative answer

Let’s see how to use ‘shall be’ in the sentences with some examples.

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Have a look-

  1. No, I shall not (shan’t) be painting my house in blue colour. 
  2. No, we shall not (shan’t) be managing the wedding ceremony.
  3. No, I shall not (shan’t) be waiting for him.
  4. No, I shall not (shan’t) be wiping the floor.
  5. No, we shall not (shan’t) be performing Shakespeare’s drama on stage.
  6. No, I shall not (shan’t) be filling the bottles with water.
  7. No, we shall not (shan’t) be standing by you.
  8. No, I shall not (shan’t) be arranging my cupboard tomorrow.
  9. No, I shall not (shan’t) be serving water to all guests.
  10. No, I shall not (shan’t) be sailing a boat in the evening.
  11. No, I shall not (shan’t) be writing a documentary on paranormal activities.
  12. No, we shall not (shan’t) be fetching water from the well.
  13. No, I shall not (shan’t) be attending the society meeting.
  14. No, I shall not (shan’t) be searching for information on insects.
  15. No, I shall not (shan’t) be wearing a white dress on Independence Day.
  16. No, I shall not (shan’t) be closing this chapter.
  17. No, I shall not (shan’t) be discussing an event.
  18. No, I shall not (shan’t) be solving that issue thoroughly.
  19. No, I shall not (shan’t) be asking her for my help.
  20. No, I shall not (shan’t) be taking my son with me.
  21. No, we shall not (shan’t) be collecting garbage from the corners of the garden.
  22. No, I shall not (shan’t) be typing my article on Monday.
  23. No, I shall not (shan’t) be working on my new project.
  24. No, I shall not (shan’t) be covering all my torn books.
  25. No, I shall not (shan’t) be spending my holiday at my home.
  26. No, I shall not (shan’t) be returning his money tomorrow.
  27. No, I shall not (shan’t) be following your instructions.
  28. No, we shall not (shan’t) be receiving his mail about the meeting.
  29. No, I shall not (shan’t) be allowing students to play on the ground.
  30. No, we shall not (shan’t) be raising funds for orphans.

Related Lessons-

  1. use of will be in continuous action
  2.               negative sentences
  3. Use of shall be in future continuous action
  4. use of shall be in questions
  5.               affirmative answers

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