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Kook j Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Yes?/no?
Hello, teachers I have questions.
A:You were there at the night, yes?/no?.
B1:Yes ,I was there.
B2:No, I wasn't there.
Questions:
1.Could B1 and B2 be the proper answers for the question A?
2.Could A below be an option?
A:You weren't there at the night, no?
A:You were there at the night, yes?/no?.
B1:Yes ,I was there.
B2:No, I wasn't there.
Questions:
1.Could B1 and B2 be the proper answers for the question A?
2.Could A below be an option?
A:You weren't there at the night, no?
Top answer
I've taken the liberty of correcting your question: A: Were you there on the night in question?. B1:Yes ,I was there. B2:No, I wasn't there.
- I've taken the liberty of correcting your question: A: Were you there on the night in question?.
- B1:Yes ,I was there.
- B2:No, I wasn't there.
- With that either B1 or B2 is a possible answer.
- Could A below be an option?
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I've taken the liberty of correcting your question:
A:Were you there on the night in question?.
B1:Yes ,I was there.
B2:No, I wasn't there.
With that either B1 or B2 is a possible answer.
A:Were you there on the night in question?.
B1:Yes ,I was there.
B2:No, I wasn't there.
With that either B1 or B2 is a possible answer.
kook j2.Could A below be an option?No.
A:You weren't there at the night, no?
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Hi, MalRey thank you for correcting me but I've met these phrases with either yes? or no? at the end in English TV drama of a lawyer.
So you were there on that night, yes?(were you?)
So you were there on that night, no? (weren't you?)
You said she doesn't know you, yes?(did you?)
You said she doesn't know you, no?(didn't you?)
So you were there on that night, yes?(were you?)
So you were there on that night, no? (weren't you?)
You said she doesn't know you, yes?(did you?)
You said she doesn't know you, no?(didn't you?)
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kook jCan I regard these yes?/no? as the alternatives of were you?/weren't you? or did you?/didn't you? ?They have the same meaning but I would be very surprised to hear a native speaker actually say something like this:
So you were there on that night, did you?
So you were there on that night, didn't you?
These are possibl
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Thank you very much MalRey. Would you let me ask you one more question?
I think below couldn't be possible since So you weren't there on that night, weren't you? is not an option. But I just want to clarify.
Could below be an option?:
So you weren't there on that night, no?
I think below couldn't be possible since So you weren't there on that night, weren't you? is not an option. But I just want to clarify.
Could below be an option?:
So you weren't there on that night, no?
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kook jCould below be an option?: So you weren't there on that night, no?I would never say such a thing and I strongly recommend that you avoid such constructions.
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