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Negative questions and tag questions
ENGLISH II
UNIT 14
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Negative questions and tag questions

ENGLISH II

UNIT 14

QUESTIONS

GRAMMAR

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Contracted and uncontracted negative questions have different word order. Uncontracted negative questions are usually used in a formal style.

  • Aren’t you coming? (Contracted – auxiliary verb + n’t + subject)
  • Doesn’t he understand? (Auxiliary verb + n’t + subject)
  • Are you not coming? (Uncontracted – auxiliary verb + subject + not)
  • Does he not understand? (Auxiliary verb + subject + not)

negative questions

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TAG QUESTIONS

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Geographic mobility

Negative and Tagquestions

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NOTICE
COMPREHENSION CHECK
HAVE YOU MOVED VERY OFTEN IN YOUR LIFE? IFO SO, WHY DID YOU MOVE? READ THE INTERVIEW ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE MOVE?

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1. GRAMMAR IN THE REAL WORLD

Negative questions are similar to yes/no questions in that they beging with an auxiliary verb, a modal, or a form of be.

NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

2. NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

APPLY

ANSWERING NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

USING NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

FORMING NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

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TAG QUESTIONS

Use tag questions to confirm information or ask for agreement.

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3. Tag Questions

Editing Task

MISTAKES

4. AVOID COMMON MISTAKES

A negative question is one that is worded in such a way as to require a “no” response for an affirmative answer and a “yes” response for a negative answer. In other words, negative questions switch the “yes/no” response order of regular, or positive, questions to a less intuitive “no/yes” order. The following is an example of a negative question: Would you mind driving me to my class on Tuesday? For this negative question, a “no” answer would indicate that the person being asked the question would be able and/or willing to drive the person asking the question. A “yes” answer would mean that the askee is unable/unwilling to drive the asker.

B Comprehension Check Answer the questions.

  1. What are some reasons why people move long distances?
  2. What are some reasons why people stay nearby when they move?
  3. Why is the mobility rate in Russia lower than in the United States?

2.1 Forming Negative Questions a. Negative questions usually begin with a contraction. o Don't you live around here? o Can't you help me move? o Wasn't he living in Chicago? b. The full form of not in negative questions is very formal. The word not comes between the subject and the main verb. o Were they not living in Chicago? o Have you not moved recently? c. With a contraction, use are instead of am with I. Use am when you use the full form. o Aren't I correct? o Am I not correct?

2.3 Answering Negative Questions Respond to a negative question just as you would a regular Yes/No question. Typically, we answer negative questions with yes or no and an explanation. o "Don't you want to move?" (Do you want to move?) o "Yes, I do. I'd like to live somewhere else." o "No, I don't. I really want to stay here."

NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

TWO MEANINGS

A negative question can have two different kinds of meanings. It can, for example, be used to ask for confirmation of something you believe to be true.Didn’t you see Ann yesterday? How is she doing? (= I believe that you saw Ann yesterday.) You may also express your opinions in a more polite way by changing them into negative questions. Wouldn’t it be nice to paint that wall green? (More polite than ‘It would be nice to paint that wall green.’)

A negative question can also be used to ask for confirmation of a negative belief. In this case the speaker is surprised that something has not happened or is not happening. Hasn’t the postman come yet? Polite requests, offers, complaints etc Pressing offers and invitations often assume the form of negative questions. They usually begin Won’t you…? Wouldn’t you…? or Why don’t you…? Wouldn’t you like something to drink? Why don’t you come and spend the evening with us? In other cases we do not normally use a negative question to ask people to do things. Can you help me with my homework? (Ordinary question used as a request.)

  • Statements in Tag Questions Complete the questions about people who are moving. Use the words in parentheses with the correct verb forms.
  • Mary is retiring to Florida, isn't she?
(Mary / retire / Florida)
  • _________________________________, hasn't he?
(Raul / relocate / London)
  • _________________________________, didn't she?
(Annette / attend school / France)
  • _________________________________, won't they?
(Miriam and Amir / turn down the promotion / New York)
  • _________________________________, did you?
(You / like / the air quality / Hong Kong)
  • _________________________________, will he?
(Bernard / take the children / with him / Texas)

Complete the conversations with the expected answers:Conversation 1 Paolo: I'm interviewing for a job in New York. You grew up there, didn't you? Luis: (1)Yes, I did. What do you want to know? Paolo: Well, I'm worried about housing. Apartments aren't cheap there, are they? Luis: (2) ______________ They're also hard to find. Conversation 2 Phoebe: You've read the article on migration patterns for class today, haven't you? Alex: (3) ______________ It was interesting. Phoebe: Oh, good. You don't have time to tell me about it before class, do you? Alex: (4) ______________But you can borrow my copy of the article. Conversation 3 Claudia: I heard the company is moving to Dallas, Texas. Some of us will have to move, won't we? Jun: (5) ______________ I'll know exactly who next week. Claudia: You have family there, so you won't mind moving, will you? Jun: (6) ______________My family's excited.

2.2 Using Negative Questions a. Use negative questions when you think the information is true and you expect people to agree. o Don't people often move when they change jobs? (My experience tells me people often move when they change jobs.) o Isn't it unusual for people to move in Russia? (I've read that it's unusual to move in Russia.) b. Use negative questions to show surprise or disbelief. o "Tom has changed his major to English." "Really? Isn't he still planning to work at a bank?" c. Use negative questions to show annoyance or anger. o Didn't you say you would call me? (I'm angry that you didn't call me.) o Shouldn't Bob have finished that report by now? (I'm annoyed because Bob hasn't finished the report.)

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