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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question no. 63: incorrect

Hello there,

I've got a question regarding a proper response to the following questions:

1) Is this sentence incorrect?

No, it isn't.
Yes, it is.

2) This sentence is incorrect, isn't it?

No, it isn't ---> which means it's actually correct
Yes, it is.

3) Isn't this sentence incorrect?

How to say that it's actually correct?
How to say it's incorrect indeed?

Thanks
  

Top answer

(3) is answered the same as the other two. )

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(3) is answered the same as the other two. (The difference between (1) and (3) is that (3) has a stronger sense that the speaker believes it is incorrect.)
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In my experience, sentences like #3 are often answered more explicitly to avoid the need for careful thought.
eg Yes, it's incorrect.
eg No, it's correct.

Clive
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Under normal situation, this kind of double-negative question is to be avoided if possible because sometimes it can cause mental errors in perception. So for #1 Is this sentence incorrect? If the answer response is "yes", I recommend that it be followed up with "
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grammarfreakUnder normal situation, this kind of double-negative question is to be avoided if possible because sometimes it can cause mental errors in perception. So for #1 Is this sentence incorrect? If the answer response is "yes", I recommend that it be followed up with " it is incorrect" to avoid confusion. For 2) This sentence is incorrect, isn't it?, grammatically a
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Perfect Stranger1) Is this sentence incorrect?
If it's incorrect: Yes. / Yes, it is. / Yes, it's incorrect.
If it's correct: No. / No, it isn't. / No, it isn't incorrect. / No. It's correct.
Perfect Stranger2) This sentence is incorrect, isn't it?
If it's incorrect: Yes. / Yes, it is. / Yes, it's inco
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