Not We use not after be , do or have to make a sentence negative. It is not raining. I do not like fish. I have not finished my work. We have not got a television. We can use not to form the negative of modal verbs. I can't go. You mustn't be late. We use not to make an adjective or adverb negative. Not surprisingly, he was found guilty. We use not before a noun that has an article (a,an, the). There is not a cat outside the door. This is not the right way. We can use not with much , many , any or enough . ‘Is there any coffee left?’ ‘Not much.’ Not many people have heard the news. There is not any reason to doubt his story. We use not to make any other phrase or clause negative. ‘Does the city tour run all year round?’ ‘Not in winter’ We can use not after or to express the negative possibility of a word, phrase or clause. Do you know the truth or not? Believe it or not, they're getting married. Are you coming with me or not? We use not after verbs hope , expe...