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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

''Should I not respect you?'' and ''Shouldn't I respect you?''

1: I should not respect you.

2: Should I not respect you?

3: Shouldn't I respect you?

The sentences 2 and 3 are the interrogatives made from the sentence 1. The sentence 3 is much more common than sentence 2. In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative has its subject following do, be, have, or a modal verb. That means sentence 2 is grammatically correct. If that's the case, then sentence 3 is grammatically incorrect. If it is, then why is it used so frequently? Perhaps, it's just idiomatic.
  

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Sentence 3 IS grammatically correct!!! As for it being more common, contractions are far more common in speech, while sentence n. 2 is more likely to be found in formal writing.

— Anonymous

  • Sentence 3 IS grammatically correct!!!
  • As for it being more common, contractions are far more common in speech, while sentence n.
  • 2 is more likely to be found in formal writing.
  • Think about these ones: Isn't she lovely?
  • You are going to France, aren't you ?
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Sentence 3 IS grammatically correct!!! As for it being more common, contractions are far more common in speech, while sentence n. 2 is more likely to be found in formal writing.

Think about these ones:

Isn't she lovely?
You are going to France, aren't you?
Aren't you studying French?
Can't you swim? Really?
Haven't you had your
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Jackson6612In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative has its subject following do, be, have, or a modal verb.
The pronoun goes in the first possible position after do, be, have, or a modal verb. In a case where that verb is part of a contraction the first possible position is obviously after the whole contraction.
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Jackson66121: I should not respect you.

2: Should I not respect you?

3: Shouldn't I respect you?

The sentences 2 and 3 are the interrogatives made from the sentence 1. The sentence 3 is much more common than sentence 2. In grammar, a claus
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Hi Jackson

The Sentences 2 and 3 are the interrogatives made from the sentence 1. The Sentence 3 is much more common than sentence 2. In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative has its subject following 'do', 'be', 'have' or a modal verb. That means sentence 2 is grammatically corr
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Yoong LiatHi Jackson

The Sentences 2 and 3 are the interrogatives made from the sentence 1. The Sentence 3 is much more common than sentence 2. In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative has its subject following 'do', 'be', 'have' or a modal verb. That means
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