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Hanuman_2000 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Contracted negative

Hello,

1. Are you not playing cricket?

2. Aren't you playing cricket?

Are the both sentences same?

which one more natural?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Both sentences mean the same. The uncontracted form is rather formal. The contracted form is more natural and common.

— Fivejedjon

  • Both sentences mean the same.
  • The uncontracted form is rather formal.
  • The contracted form is more natural and common.
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Both sentences mean the same. The uncontracted form is rather formal. The contracted form is more natural and common.
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