Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option after changing the following sentence into negative.

The grapes are ripe.

  1. The grapes are unripe.

  2. The grapes are not ripe.

  3. The grapes are not sweet.

  4. The grapes were not ripe.

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B Correct answer
Explanation

To change a sentence with 'be' verb to negative, we simply add 'not' after the verb. The correct negative form of 'The grapes are ripe' is 'The grapes are not ripe'. Option A changes the meaning to opposite, Option C changes the adjective, and Option D changes the tense.