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Pronouns in negative sentence

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:53 pm
by Hakan
Are these sentences correct ?

We can not start the meeting because not everybody has arrived.

They have no house. But they lost not everything in the earthquake.

Thank you

Re: Pronouns in negative sentence

Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:49 am
by Alan
#1, yes.

#2, no, but you could say e.g. '...not eveything was lost...'