"Not I" is grammatically correct but old-fashioned and formal. People don't speak like that nowadays. "Who took my book?" If you say "Not I" that means "I didn't take your book" If you say "Not me" (which is the prefered version) that means "It wasn't me who took your book" The same is in the affirmative sentences, where the "I" version is formal.

[He is not invited.] This example is good to show that in some cases, a negative adjective can be formed with un: uninteresting, unintelligent, unseen, unknown. Each of those can also be expressed as: not interesting, not intelligent, not seen, and not known. In these examples: 2a) Wildlife is virtually not existent in this area.

2015年7月5日 · In each case, the "not" in "There is not" is part of the verb, making the verb negative, whereas the "no" is part of the subject, making the subject negative. So you can't really compare "there is no" with "there is not" - just remember that in English, you are not allowed to have both the verb and subject expressed negatively.

2016年11月21日 · It’s up to the writer and their preferred style for that sentence, not some imagined rule grammar: Those on the bottom had neither the ability nor the opportunity to get to the top. Those on the bottom did not have the ability, nor the opportunity, to get to the top. Those on the bottom did not have the ability or the opportunity to get to ...

In your example, "not" is modifying the adverb "surprisingly". Non-verbal negation occurs with "not" as a modifier of several constituents, for example: Not all her friends supported her (determinative); Not even Tom liked it (adverb); Not for the first time, she felt utterly betrayed (preposition phrase), They found not a single mistake (noun ...

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Not yet [participle] and still not or still haven't [participle]. These are adverbs. The problem with phrasing like this: "Futuristic skyscrapers are not yet Europe." is that there is no verb for the "not yet" to qualify. Futuristic skyscrapers are not yet Europe. [doesn't have semantic meaning] Futuristic skyscrapers have not yet sprung up in ...

In the Python sketch, the emphasised word is 'it' not, 'not'. Part of the humour in the sketch is the repetition of it - 'It is.' 'No, it isn't.' 'Yes it is.'. This wouldn't have carried the same impact if the humour was based on, perhaps, the back and forth of 'It's not', 'Yes, it is.' 'No, it's not.'

2019年4月14日 · "Hadn't been" refers to the past; ie. before the house was painted last weekend. "Hasn't been" would refer to the present and so would only be appropriate if the house had not been repainted recently. –

2015年8月10日 · Not using contractions is much more formal and can sound strange in certain contexts. On the flip side, contractions should generally not be used in business or academic writing. For example, in this answer I am trying to convey a tone that says I am an authority or expert on the matter so I have avoided using contractions.