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Negative
questions
 Negative Questions
● to express surprise, disappointment or
annoyance,
Ex:
Jhon sees Toni buy a few packs of
cigarettes almost every day. Yesterday,
jhon just found out that Toni did not
smoke.
Jhon said,”Don’t you smoke? I thought
you did”(surprised)
X promised Y that he would come to her
house on Saturday night but he did not. He
told her that he forgot about the promise.

Y said, “ Didn’t you remember our date?”

(disappointment)

P is having a lot of troubles at work. Q one

of her co –workers is asking her a lot
questions about her problems. She doesn’t
stop asking her.

P says, “ Won’t you stop asking me

questions?”(annoyance)
● it is used when you know something and
you are asking for confirmation

John is meeting a client now. He is about to

meet someone he knew from the party that he
attended last night. The client’s name is Mr.
Goldsmith.

John says, “ Aren’t you Mr. Goldsmith?”

● exclamations

“Isn’t it very hot today?”

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The form : full form and

short form.
- Full form : Auxilary +subject+not+ verb?
Ex: Do you not like their house?
Short form : auxilary + not+ subject + verb
Ex : Don’t you like their new house?
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Example :
-To ask for confirmation :
-didn’t Kim come back yesterday ?
- to express Suprise :
-- don’t you know how to make a coffee?
- to express admiration
- - Isn’t he a great cook ...
-To express annoyance
- can’t you be quiete for one minute...
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PRACTICE

I can’t to the party

tomorrow night.
- Why can’t you come
to the party?
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PRACTICE

Are you going to

English class
tomorrow?
- aren’t you going to
english class
tomorrow?