Use of Shall in Negative Answers

This lesson teaches how to use shall in negative answers.

Formation of a negative answer using ‘shall

The formation of this sentence is as follows:

‘Shall not’ is used with ‘I’ and ‘we’ to express something not to be done in the future.

• No, + Subject (I/we) + shall not + base form of verb +other words + full stop (.)

In brief, the formation is as follows:

• (No, I shan’t.)
• (No, we shan’t.)

Examples of ‘shall’ in a negative answer

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

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Have a look-

1. No, I shall not go to the market.
   (No, I shan’t.)
2. No, we shall not cook sweets for us.
   (No, we shan’t.)
3. No, we shall not come on Monday.
   (No, we shan’t.)
4. No, I shall not eat an apple.
   (No, I shan’t.)
5. No, we shall not solve the English grammar exercises.
   (No, we shan’t.)
6. No, I shall not play on the ground.
   (No, I shan’t.)
7. No, we shall not go for a walk in the evening.
   (No, we shan’t.)
8. No, we shall not study in the college library.
   (No, we shan’t.)
9. No, I shall not work hard to achieve my goal.
   (No, I shan’t.)
10. No, we shall not watch an airstrike documentary.
    (No, we shan’t.)
11. No, I shall not buy a book for you.
    (No, I shan’t.)
12. No, we shall not collect stamps.
    (No, we shan’t.)
13. No, I shall not write a story about a genius country boy.
    (No, I shan’t.)
14. No, we shall not clean our house tomorrow.
    (No, we shan’t.)
15. No, I shall not inquire about the bus.
    (No, I shan’t.)
16. No, we shall not purchase some vegetables.
    (No, we shan’t.)
17. No, I shall not go by bus to my home town.
    (No, I shan’t.)
18. No, we shall not read this magazine.
    (No, we shan’t.)
19. No, I shall not have fun on a trip.
    (No, I shan’t.)
20. No, we shall not have our own house.
    (No, we shan’t.)
21. No, I shall not send you a message.
    (No, I shan’t.)
22. No, we shall not receive him at the airport.
    (No, we shan’t.)
23. No, I shall not reach there by 10 o’clock.
    (No, I shan’t.)
24. No, we shall not solve that issue early.
    (No, we shan’t.)
25. No, I shall not watch a cartoon movie.
    (No, I shan’t.)
26. No, we shall not plan to go out next week.
    (No, we shan’t.)
27. No, I shall not observe the lane.
    (No, I shan’t.)
28. No, we shall not communicate with each other.
    (No, we shan’t.)
29. No, I shall not drink hot water in the morning.
    (No, I shan’t.)
30. No, we shall not save some money for the tour.
    (No, we shan’t.)

Related Lessons-

1. Use of will
2. Use of shall
3.               negative sentences
4. Use of shall questions
5.                affirmative answers 

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