adv used with verbs to show the negative ○ A service charge is not included. ○ It isn’t there. ○ She can’t come. ○ He didn’t want any meat. ○ We couldn’t go home because of the fog. ○ Don’t you like coffee? □ not…either and not…also ○ She doesn’t eat meat, and she doesn’t eat fish either. ○ It wasn’t hot, but it wasn’t very cold either. (NOTE: not is often shortened to n’t and joined onto an auxiliary verb, for example is not becomes isn’t.)