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S L Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Wouldn't

What's the right grammatical answer to this question:

Are you offended?

1. Wouldn't you be ?

2. Would't be you ?

  

Top answer

Which of these two answers to this question is correct grammar? Are you offended? 1.

— Clive

  • Which of these two answers to this question is correct grammar?
  • Are you offended?
  • 1.
  • Wouldn't you be?
  • <<<<<<<<< correct 2.
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Which of these two answers to this question is correct grammar?

Are you offended?

1. Wouldn't you be? <<<<<<<<< correct

2. Wouldn't be you?<<<<<<<<< incorrect

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S Lgrammatical answer

The statement form is "You wouldn't be".

To form the question, invert the subject and only the first verb if there is more than one verb.

[You]subject [wouldn't]verb [be]verb.

therefore becomes

[Wouldn't]verb [you]subject [be]verb?

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