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Daisy Nguyen Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
How can i use Negative question with Flexible _ Mind, and may
Hi all,
Could any body here help me in describing more detail about The Principle of question and answer with some Flexib.... Verb as : Mind, may,....in negative questions in general.
Forexample : The question : Dont you mind about this?
The answer: No, I dont >>>>>> Correct?
the other answer: Yes, i do>>>>>> Is this one correct?
Second example : Do you mind about this?
The right answer is : Yes, i do
The other answer is : No, I dont >>>>> Is this one wrong?
Could any body here help me in describing more detail about The Principle of question and answer with some Flexib.... Verb as : Mind, may,....in negative questions in general.
Forexample : The question : Dont you mind about this?
The answer: No, I dont >>>>>> Correct?
the other answer: Yes, i do>>>>>> Is this one correct?
Second example : Do you mind about this?
The right answer is : Yes, i do
The other answer is : No, I dont >>>>> Is this one wrong?
Top answer
The responses to the question are exactly the same in phrasing and meaning whether it is a negative or a positive question. g. " which should but generally doesn't require the opposite response from the positive question.
- The responses to the question are exactly the same in phrasing and meaning whether it is a negative or a positive question.
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- " which should but generally doesn't require the opposite response from the positive question.
- But people don't actually speak this way, so if you try to logically parse what someone is saying, you might end up thinking they mean the exact opposite from what they actually mean.
- That's why the negative questions are generally answered with more than a simple "yes" or "no"; they require elaboration to be clear.
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The responses to the question are exactly the same in phrasing and meaning whether it is a negative or a positive question.
e.g.
"Don't you mind?"
"No, I don't."
means exactly the same thing as
"Do you mind?"
"No, I don't."
In general, it's better to avoid negative questions because "Don't you mind?" is logically equivalent to "Do you not mind?"
e.g.
"Don't you mind?"
"No, I don't."
means exactly the same thing as
"Do you mind?"
"No, I don't."
In general, it's better to avoid negative questions because "Don't you mind?" is logically equivalent to "Do you not mind?"
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Tks alot, my dear.
!~~! could you please let me know much more about Tag question?
I m afraid of the answers using for those tags question. Forexample: You dont mind abt this, do you?
The first answer is : No, i dont>>>>>>> It means that i dont mind actually.????
The second answer is : Yes, I do>>>>>> It means that i mind about it?????
!~~! could you please let me know much more about Tag question?
I m afraid of the answers using for those tags question. Forexample: You dont mind abt this, do you?
The first answer is : No, i dont>>>>>>> It means that i dont mind actually.????
The second answer is : Yes, I do>>>>>> It means that i mind about it?????
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