In order for an instrument to be negotiable,the promise or order to pay must be ________ and not ________.

A) general; expressed
B) specific; implied
C) general; implied
D) specific; expressed
E) equivocal; affirmative

According to Uniform Commercial Code Section 3-103(a)(9),in order for an instrument to be negotiable,it must contain a promise or order to pay that is specific and not implied.The language must be affirmative in nature.For example,simply acknowledging a debt does not create language for payment; therefore,a common IOU is not a promise or an order to pay and thus cannot be a negotiable instrument.