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Gamboler Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Is it? - isn't it? Verb affirmative + nothing
Which one of these sentences is correct?
1. There is nothing wrong with that, isn't it?
2. There is nothing wrong with that, is it?
I prefer #2, but I'm not sure because the verb to be is affirmative (is) and nothing is negative.
I've googled the web and I've found both versions, although I think that only one of them is correct.
1. There is nothing wrong with that, isn't it?
2. There is nothing wrong with that, is it?
I prefer #2, but I'm not sure because the verb to be is affirmative (is) and nothing is negative.
I've googled the web and I've found both versions, although I think that only one of them is correct.
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gamboler Which one of these sentences is correct? Neither. The tag needs to be is there?
- gamboler Which one of these sentences is correct?
- Neither.
- The tag needs to be is there?
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gambolerWhich one of these sentences is correct?Neither. The tag needs to be is there?
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Then, what must be the answer to that question if you want to mean that there's nothing wrong?
1. Of course, there isn't.
2. Of course, there is.
1. Of course, there isn't.
2. Of course, there is.
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Of course, there isn't.
Yes, I know it doesn't appear logical, but that's what we say. We interpret 'nothing' as 'not anything'. If you do that, everything falls into place.
There is nothing (not anything) wrong with that, is there?
If course there is'nt (anything wrong).
We have a similar situation with:
There
Yes, I know it doesn't appear logical, but that's what we say. We interpret 'nothing' as 'not anything'. If you do that, everything falls into place.
There is nothing (not anything) wrong with that, is there?
If course there is'nt (anything wrong).
We have a similar situation with:
There
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