The MLA Style Center Since you should never begin a sentence with a numeral, you should first try to reword the sentence. If you find it unwieldy to reorder your words, spell out the number: Seventy-six percent of the class barely passed the final, 18% flunked miserably, and 6% burst into tears.

Note: No and not are never used in the same sentence….Not.

When a sentence begins with a negative adverbial like never, rarely or seldom, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. Note that these time expressions are normally used with a perfect verb form or modal auxiliary verbs. Comparative forms are also common. Never have I seen anything stranger.

Sentences (and clauses) that begin with with are doomed to be weak. The following sentences suffer from this affliction; discussions describe how to improve the sentence, and revisions demonstrate the solutions.

Ever, never: usage, position in sentence

Never is used to indicate that an action (verb) did/does/will not happen. “He walks.” vs “He never walks.” Simply put, verbs can contain more than one part: one or more helping verbs; and a main verb (the action). When they do, they are called verb strings or verb phrases.

Never means ‘at no time’ or ‘not at any time’. We often use ‘ever’ and ‘never’ with the present perfect, but they can also be used with other verb tenses. I’ve never been to Brazil. They had never seen such a beautiful sunset before.

The most common negative words are no and not. Other negative words include: neither, never, no one, nobody, none, nor, nothing, nowhere: She’s never been abroad.

The name “D-Word” is defined as “industry euphemism for documentary,” as in: “We love your film but we don’t know how to sell it. It’s a d-word.” As of 2019 it has over 17,000 members in 130 countries.

Here are the six terms, and what they really mean when we say them:

• Lazy. Laziness suggests there’s something wrong.
• Bored. Only boring people get bored, apparently.
• Hypocrite. Hypocrisy is real, but often misused.
• Spoiled. Feeling spoiled can mean feeling guilty.
• Stupid. Smart people call themselves stupid.
• Selfish.

• absolutely. accepted. acclaimed. accomplish. accomplishment.
• beaming. beautiful. believe. beneficial. bliss.
• calm. celebrated. certain. champ. champion.
• dazzling. delight. delightful. distinguished. divine.
• E. earnest. easy. ecstatic. effective.
• fabulous. fair. familiar. famous.
• generous. genius. genuine. giving.
• handsome. happy. harmonious. healing.

Do you know the three most power words? According to Derek Prince, they are, ‘I forgive you. ‘ Read this book and discover how to apply them to your life! The Bible clearly points out, that as long as you resist forgiving others, you allow the enemy legal access into your life.

Larry Bell’s 12 Powerful Words

• Trace – list in steps.
• Analyze – Break apart.
• Infer – Read between the lines.
• Evaluate – Judge.
• Formulate – Create.
• Describe – Tell all about it.
• Support – Back up with details.
• Explain – Tell how.