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Hoony Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

The position of 'not' in interrogative sentence

(1) Can't the car be repaired?

(2) Can the car not be repaired?


I'm confused about the position of 'not' in interrogative sentences

(1) is grammatically correct, but (2) is........... I don't know


Where is 'not' located?

  

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Hoony (1) Can't the car be repaired? (2) Can the car not be repaired? These are both OK and they mean the same thing.

  • Hoony (1) Can't the car be repaired?
  • (2) Can the car not be repaired?
  • These are both OK and they mean the same thing.
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Hoony(1) Can't the car be repaired?
(2) Can the car not be repaired?

These are both OK and they mean the same thing.

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