Class 23-1: Negative Questions
Question: “Don’t you like fixing floors?” Answer: “No, he hates it.”
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Definition: Negative questions are used when you ask a question and you want “yes” as an answer. Sometimes the answer may be “no,” but you are still looking for “yes.”There are two ways to write negative questions. |
Example Questions: Question: Don’t you know how to read? Question: Do you not know how to read?Question: Doesn’t he want to travel? Question: Does he not want to travel? |
Example Answers: Answer: Yes, I know how to read.Answer: No, he doesn’t want to travel. |
Exercise
Exercise 1: Re-write the following questions to make two negative questions.
1. Did you study for the test? | Did you not study for the test? | Didn’t you study for the test?
2. Can you ask her for help? | _____________________ | _____________________
3. Will you join us for dinner? | _____________________ | _____________________
4. Do you want more time? | _____________________ | _____________________
5. Could you wait ten more minutes? | _____________________ | _____________________
6. Are they serving pizza today in the cafeteria? | _____________________ | _____________________
7. Do you like roller coasters? | _____________________ | _____________________
Exercise 2: Answer the following negative questions using a complete sentence.
1. Won’t you miss seeing me every day? (No) | No, I will not miss seeing you every day.
2. Aren’t you tired? (Yes) | ___________________________
3. Doesn’t he have two cats? (Yes) | ___________________________
4. Is she not from Canada? (Yes) | ___________________________
5. Aren’t you the oldest of five children? (No) | ___________________________
6. Have you not eaten cereal every day for the past year? (No) | ___________________________
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