shall not – English Grammar Profiler

C1 English Grammar point 60 in the category of FUTURE/simple is defined as:

negative form ‘shall not’

On the uselessness of climbing Mt. Everest:

We shall not bring back a single bit of gold or silver, and not a gem, nor any coal or iron.

We shall not find a single foot of earth that can be planted with crops to raise food.

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1 SHALL NOT APPLY 9981 2 SHALL NOT EXCEED 7825 3 SHALL NOT AFFECT 3026 4 SHALL NOT INCLUDE 2712 5 SHALL NOT USE 2334 6 SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE 2143 7 SHALL NOT MAKE 1727 8 SHALL NOT PASS 1332 9 SHALL NOT TAKE 1323 10 SHALL NOT ENTER 1048 11 SHALL NOT GO 951 12 SHALL NOT REQUIRE 864 13 SHALL NOT EAT 768 14 SHALL NOT SEE 750 15 SHALL NOT COME 741 16 SHALL NOT DIE 729 17 SHALL NOT ENGAGE 684 18 SHALL NOT DISCLOSE 683 19 SHALL NOT GIVE 661 20 SHALL NOT RECEIVE 639 21 SHALL NOT PREVENT 637 22 SHALL NOT ACCEPT 623 23 SHALL NOT PERMIT 620 24 SHALL NOT COMMIT 607 25 SHALL NOT EXTEND 606 26 SHALL NOT PRECLUDE 529 27 SHALL NOT OPERATE 512 28 SHALL NOT KILL 509 29 SHALL NOT FAIL 489 30 SHALL NOT ATTEMPT 481 31 SHALL NOT RELIEVE 481 32 SHALL NOT WANT 480 33 SHALL NOT ISSUE 469 34 SHALL NOT LIVE 462 35 SHALL NOT FIND 457 36 SHALL NOT CONTAIN 446 37 SHALL NOT PERISH 441 38 SHALL NOT ALLOW 436 39 SHALL NOT PREVAIL 428 40 SHALL NOT BECOME 426 41 SHALL NOT RETURN 409 42 SHALL NOT LIMIT 399 43 SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE 393 44 SHALL NOT PROVIDE 381 45 SHALL NOT COVET 364 46 SHALL NOT ASSIGN 362 47 SHALL NOT CAUSE 361 48 SHALL NOT STEAL 359 49 SHALL NOT DEPART 357 50 SHALL NOT HOLD 354 51 SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE 334 52 SHALL NOT CREATE 333 53 SHALL NOT SELL 330 54 SHALL NOT MURDER 328 55 SHALL NOT LEAVE 312 56 SHALL NOT BEAR 307 57 SHALL NOT STAND 306 58 SHALL NOT SERVE 302 59 SHALL NOT PROHIBIT 287 60 SHALL NOT INTERFERE 278 61 SHALL NOT ESCAPE 276 62 SHALL NOT SPEAK 261 63 SHALL NOT ACT 258 64 SHALL NOT FEAR 256 65 SHALL NOT SUFFER 253 66 SHALL NOT SEEK 238 67 SHALL NOT REMOVE 235 68 SHALL NOT CEASE 231 69 SHALL NOT INVALIDATE 227 70 SHALL NOT KNOW 227 71 SHALL NOT CARRY 222 72 SHALL NOT IMPOSE 222 73 SHALL NOT COPY 219 74 SHALL NOT CHANGE 218 75 SHALL NOT MODIFY 217 76 SHALL NOT ALTER 216 77 SHALL NOT CHARGE 214 78 SHALL NOT CONSIDER 214 79 SHALL NOT VIOLATE 214 80 SHALL NOT REMAIN 213

81 SHALL NOT FORGET

208

And I shall not forget it nor fail to reward that which is given.

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82 SHALL NOT BRING 205 83 SHALL NOT GRANT 200 84 SHALL NOT SAY 199 85 SHALL NOT PAY 197 86 SHALL NOT INFRINGE 195 87 SHALL NOT APPROVE 194 88 SHALL NOT UPLOAD 188 89 SHALL NOT OFFER 187 90 SHALL NOT INHERIT 185 91 SHALL NOT RELEASE 181 92 SHALL NOT COUNT 180 93 SHALL NOT RESULT 180 94 SHALL NOT HURT 179 95 SHALL NOT WALK 179 96 SHALL NOT FALL 177 97 SHALL NOT APPEAR 175 98 SHALL NOT ASSUME 172 99 SHALL NOT NEED 170

100 SHALL NOT ACQUIRE 165

B2 vocabulary:

acquire, affect, alter, assume, cause, cease, commit, extend, interfere, participate, prohibit, release, seek, suffer