How to Use Those in Negative Answers

These are negative answers using ‘those.

Formation of a negative answer using ‘those

The formation of this sentence is as follows:

• No, + those + are/were + not + other words + full stop (.)
• No, + those + subject + are/were + not + other words + full stop (.)

In brief, we can answer as follows:

• No, + those + aren’t/weren’t

Examples of ‘those in negative answers

Let’s see how to use ‘those in negative answers with some examples.

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Have a look-

1. No, those oranges are not fresh.
   (No, those aren’t.)
2. No, those were not writing papers and pencils. 
    (No, those weren’t.)
3. No, those are not automatic calculators.
   (No, those aren’t.)
4. No, those were not garlands of flowers.
   (No, those weren’t.)
5. No, those children are not mischievous.
   (No, those aren’t.)
6. No, those mountains were not very steep.
   (No, those weren’t.)
7. No, those huts are not on the bank of the river.
   (No, those aren’t.)
8. No, those were not the books I needed.
   (No, those weren’t.)
9. No, those are not my phones.
   (No, those aren’t.)
10. No, those were not your watercolour bottles.
11. No, those were not selected oil paintings.
    (No, those weren’t.)
12. No, those trees are not in the mountains.
    (No, those aren’t.)
13. No, those students are not serious about their studies.
    (No, those aren’t.)
14. No, those applications are not helpful for science students.
    (No, those aren’t.)
15. No, those insects were not too tiny to see from a distance.
    (No, those weren’t.)
16. No, those women are not trained nurses.
    (No, those aren’t.)
17. No, those are not her documents.
    (No, those aren’t.)
18. No, those books are not available in a library.
    (No, those aren’t.)
19. No, those were not damaged pieces of a blanket.
    (No, those weren’t.)
20. No, those bungalow designs were not beautiful.
    (No, those weren’t.)
21. No, those are not the computers of my son.
    (No, those aren’t.)
22. No, those are not the assets of the company.
    (No, those aren’t.)
23. No, those chairs are not expensive.
    (No, those aren’t.)
24. No, those students are not in the sixth standard.
    (No, those aren’t.)
25. No, those dresses are not for ICSE students.
    (No, those aren’t.)
26. No, those wallets are not made of leather.
    (No, those aren’t.)
27. No, those bags were not blue in colour.
    (No, those weren’t.)
28. No, those utensils were not clean.
    (No, those weren’t.)
29. No, those are not computer accessories.
    (No, those aren’t.)
30. No, those girls were not beautiful.
    (No, those weren’t.)

   Related Lessons-

1. Use of a pronoun these
2. Use of a pronoun those
3.              negative sentences
4. Use of those questions
5.               affirmative answers 

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