n’t – English Grammar Profiler

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Here is the ranked frequency of contracted ‘NOT’ in iWeb corpus:

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1 DON’T 8794067 2 CAN’T 2949838 3 DOESN’T 2921306 4 DIDN’T 2857442 5 ISN’T 1917031 6 WON’T 1605476 7 WASN’T 1225689 8 WOULDN’T 963740 9 AREN’T 912023 10 COULDN’T 867686 11 HAVEN’T 835010 12 SHOULDN’T 385701 13 HASN’T 367136 14 WEREN’T 315174 15 HADN’T 200508 16 NEEDN’T 12388 17 MUSTN’T 5902 18 MIGHTN’T 2097

19 SHAN’T 1363

Here are AI completed examples:

  • Don’t:
    • Don’t eat that. It’s poisonous.
    • I don’t know what you’re talking about.
    • Don’t you dare touch that!
  • Can’t:
    • I can’t do that. I’m too busy.
    • Can’t you see that I’m trying to work?
    • I can’t believe you did that!
  • Doesn’t:
    • The dog doesn’t like cats.
    • My car doesn’t start.
    • The store doesn’t open until 10am.
  • Didn’t:
    • I didn’t do it!
    • She didn’t say anything.
    • We didn’t go to the party.
  • Isn’t:
    • This isn’t my phone.
    • She isn’t here right now.
    • The water isn’t hot enough.
  • Won’t:
    • I won’t do that.
    • She won’t be able to make it.
    • The train won’t be here for another hour.
  • Wasn’t:
    • I wasn’t there.
    • She wasn’t feeling well.
    • The weather wasn’t good yesterday.
  • Wouldn’t:
    • I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
    • She wouldn’t be able to help you.
    • The dog wouldn’t let me go near it.
  • Aren’t:
    • They aren’t here.
    • We aren’t going to the movies.
    • The kids aren’t asleep yet.
  • Couldn’t:
    • I couldn’t find my keys.
    • She couldn’t finish her homework.
    • The car couldn’t start.
  • Haven’t:
    • I haven’t eaten yet.
    • She hasn’t seen the movie.
    • The kids haven’t done their chores.
  • Shouldn’t:
    • You shouldn’t talk to her like that.
    • She shouldn’t have done that.
    • The dog shouldn’t be allowed to run loose.
  • Hasn’t:
    • He hasn’t called me yet.
    • She hasn’t finished her homework.
    • The cat hasn’t eaten its food.
  • Were’nt:
    • We weren’t there.
    • They weren’t feeling well.
    • The weather wasn’t good yesterday.
  • Hadn’t:
    • I hadn’t eaten yet.
    • She hadn’t seen the movie.
    • The kids hadn’t done their chores.
  • Needn’t:
    • You needn’t worry about me.
    • She needn’t have done that.
    • The dog needn’t be locked up.
  • Mustn’t:
    • You mustn’t talk to her like that.
    • She mustn’t have done that.
    • The dog mustn’t be allowed to run loose.
  • Mightn’t:
    • I mightn’t be able to make it.
    • She mightn’t be feeling well.
    • The weather mightn’t be good tomorrow.
  • Shan’t:
    • I shan’t do that.
    • She shan’t be able to help you.
    • The dog shan’t let me go near it.