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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

ought word order

Oughtn't the water to have boiled by now?

What is the correct word order if the negative is not shortened?
  

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Hi. I'm not sure, but here's what I came up with: Ought the water not to have boiled by now?

  • Hi.
  • I'm not sure, but here's what I came up with: Ought the water not to have boiled by now?
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Hi. I'm not sure, but here's what I came up with:

Ought the water not to have boiled by now?
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Ought not the water to have boiled by now?
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