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Negative Questions

Negative questions are used for three reasons: 1) To get someone to agree with you, 2) To suggest an idea, and 3) To express surprise. They are formed by changing the verb to the negative form using contractions. Tag questions are formed using the auxiliary of the main verb - affirmative main verbs use negative tags and vice versa. Examples are provided of how to use negative questions and tag questions in conversations.

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Negative Questions

Negative questions are used for three reasons: 1) To get someone to agree with you, 2) To suggest an idea, and 3) To express surprise. They are formed by changing the verb to the negative form using contractions. Tag questions are formed using the auxiliary of the main verb - affirmative main verbs use negative tags and vice versa. Examples are provided of how to use negative questions and tag questions in conversations.

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NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

• They can be used in all verb forms. They are used


for the following 3 reasons:

1. When we want someone to agree with us, even


though the other person might have a different
opinion.

Isn´t this jacket great?


2. To suggest an idea

This dress looks good on you. Don´t you think?


You should buy it.

3. To express surprise

Don´t you like my new car?


NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
STRUCTURE: Change the auxiliaries, modals, and verb
to be to the negative form. USE CONTRACTED
FORMS
Isn´t he sad?
Didn´t they come on time?
Haven´t you heard?
Won’t they come later?
Shouldn’t you do it now?
EXAMPLES
• A: I didn’t eat lunch earlier this afternoon.
B: Why not? Didn’t you have enough time?
A: No, I didn’t. I was too busy on the phone.
• A: I can’t come to the party tomorrow night.
B: Why not? Why can’t you come to the
party?
B: Don’t you want to come?
A: Because I already have plans.
NEGATIVE QUESTIONS IN CONVERSATIONS

• A: I don’t like to eat pizza.


• B: Why not?
• B:Why don’t you like pizza? / Don’t you like
pepperoni? / etc.
• Are you ready for the test tomorrow?
• B: No, I’m not
• A: Why not?________________
MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES WITH
THE FOLLOWING IDEAS.
• That vocabulary exercise looks very familiar.
• I won’t be in class tomorrow.
• I don’t like broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers,
or beans!
• John really wants to have a pet, but he’s
allergic to cats and dogs.
• Jason hasn’t found a job yet.
• Didn’t we do the same exercise last week? /
Didn’t we do this before?
• Why won’t you be here? / Why aren’t you
coming? / etc
• Don’t you like vegetables?
• Why doesn´t he get other kind of pet?
• Why hasn’t he found a job yet? Hasn’t he
asked someone to recommend his Resume?
TAG QUESTIONS
• To form a TAG QUESTION, we use the
AUXILIARY of THE MAIN VERB in the sentence.
• When the main verb is AFFIRMATIVE, the tag
question is NEGATIVE.
– They were at the party, weren’t they?
• When the main verb is NEGATIVE, the tag
question is AFFIRMATIVE.
– He didn’t stay late, did he?
• They live in London, …………………?
• She's Italian,……………..?
• We're working tomorrow, aren't we?
• It was cold yesterday, ……………..?
• He went to the party last night, didn't he?
• We were waiting at the station, ……………..?
• They've been to Japan, haven't they?
• She's been studying a lot recently, ……………?
• He had forgotten his wallet, hadn't he?
• We'd been working, hadn't we?
• She'll come at six, won't she?
• They'll be arriving soon, won't they?
• They'll have finished before nine, won't they?
• He can help, can't he?
• John must stay, mustn't he?
• He should know, shouldn’t he?

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