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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Interior negative form

Hi everyone,
Is the sentence "do not I go to the market?" Correct? I mean without the contracted form?
  

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It's correct, but very uncommon. You won't hear it in everyday speech. It sounds very theatrical.

— Clive

  • It's correct, but very uncommon.
  • You won't hear it in everyday speech.
  • It sounds very theatrical.
  • You need a capital D.
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It's correct, but very uncommon. You won't hear it in everyday speech.
It sounds very theatrical.

You need a capital D.
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AnonymousCorrect? I mean without the contracted form?
No. Not in modern English, though you might hear it in a play by Shakespeare. In forming a question from a statement, "not" may not cross in front of the subject unless it is in contracted form (n't) and attached to the auxiliary. Note how the two words in red change places depending whether you h
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