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Used with verbs:
"
I tested negative for the disease."
(tested)
"
She is negative to everyone around her."
(be: is/am/are, seems, sounds)
"
She became negative about many things after her divorce."
(became, remained)
Used with nouns:
"
The answer is a negative number."
(number)
"
They ran a negative campaign."
(campaign)
"
He has lots of negative energy."
(energy, emotion)
"
The commercial sends a negative message."
(message)
"
He had a negative feeling about it."
(feeling, thought)
"
She is a negative person."
(person, influence)
"
I had a negative experience with that teacher."
(experience, impact, impression)
"
He gave a lot of negative comments."
(comments, answers, responses)
"
He gets a lot of negative publicity."
(publicity, feedback, coverage, criticism)
"
You have a negative outlook."
(outlook, effect, attitude)
"
There was a negative reaction."
(reaction, outcome, mood)
"
There are some negative aspects."
(aspects, associations, consequences, connotations)
Used with adverbs:
"
He is a very negative person."
(very, really, extremely)
"
His attitude is slightly negative."
(slightly, a bit, a little)
"
She is becoming increasingly negative at work."
(increasingly, overly)
Used with prepositions:
"
He tested negative for the drug."
(for)
"
He is negative about everything."
(about)
