Learn Grammar: Negative Questions in English
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Do you want to learn English? Don't you want to learn English? Negative questions can be very confusing, even for native speakers. In this lesson, I teach you how to ask these questions, and how to answer them. Aren't you glad that I can teach you these things?! Of course you are. That's why you subscribe to my channel, isn't it? Take the quiz on this lesson here: www.engvid.com/...
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"Don't you like to watch videos?" "Yes." "Aren't you Ronnie?" "No. Yes. I don't know." Today, I'm going to teach you about something -- it's really been bothering me for the last -- I don't know, six years? It is negative questions in English. The reason why this bothers me is because it's taken me so long to figure out how to teach it to you properly, and how we as native speakers actually handle these questions. First of all, let's go through some examples of negative questions.
First one, "Don't you like pizza?" So you can ask someone, "Don't you like pizza?" "Yes." "Yes, you don't like pizza, or yes you like pizza?" "Yes, I like pizza." "So why didn't you say, 'No. No, I don't like pizza'?" But you don't like pizza. Do you see my confusion? You must be confused.
Let's look at this question, "Aren't you hungry?" "No. No I'm not hungry." "Oh, okay. Good." "Yes." "Aren't you hungry?" "Yes." "Aren't you hungry?" "Yes." "Aren't you hungry?" "Yes." I don't know if you're hungry or not.
"Can't you play football?" "No." "No, you can't play football, or yes, you can play football?" I am still baffled -- which means confused -- about if someone asks me a negative question, if I give them a yes or no answer, the answer is still unclear. So why would someone ask you a negative question? Why would you ask someone a negative question? This answer I can do for you.
Most people like pizza. "Do you like pizza?" "Yes, I like pizza." "Do you like pizza?" "No." "[Gasps] You don't like pizza?" I am surprised by your "no" answer. So the easiest way and the best way -- maybe the only way -- that I can help you with this is we would only ask a negative question if at first you asked a positive question and were surprised by the answer. Let's write this down. Positive question. "Do you like pizza?" "No." You've got to do the face, too. "You don't like pizza?" Surprise. "No. I don't like pizza because I don't like red things." "Okay, whatever."
To help you with this negative answer, what you have to do is you have to give the person more than a yes or a no.
Example 2. If I asked you like this, "Are you hungry?" And you said, "No." "You have not eaten breakfast or lunch. Aren't you hungry?" "No, I'm not hungry." Again, you're going to say the rest of the sentence. "No, I'm not hungry." We would only use this negative question if our first question is a "no" and if the answer is a surprise to you.
If you're from Brazil -- hi. "Can't you play football? You're from Brazil. Every person in Brazil can play football." "No, they can't. That's not true." But someone can ask you, "You're from Brazil? You can't play football?" And you say, "Yes. No." You can say, "Yes, I can play football", or you can say, "No, I can't play football." There is a way to answer this. And unfortunately, you are going to have to use more than a "yes" or "no" answer.
So maybe the best advice I can give you when you're beginning or when you're practicing English is don't ask negative questions. Only ask a negative question if you are surprised by the person's answer. Okay? If someone asks you a negative question, and you definitely know your opinion, to get the answer out clearly, what you have to do is justify. If you want to say "no", you have to repeat, "No, I do like it. No, I don't like it. Yes, I like it. Yes, I don't like it, which doesn't make sense." So what you have to do is either say "yes" or "no", and then give the positive or the negative answer. Don't you want to take a quiz? "Of course, I want to take a quiz, Ronnie." Perfect answer. "Don't you want to get 100 percent on the quiz?" "No." "What?" "No, I do want to get 100 percent." Go to www.engvid.com. Take the quiz. Bye.
I’m a native English speaker who studies Spanish. These videos are so fascinating to me because I get to compare my confusion of a different language with someone else’s confusion with my native tongue.
SAMME
Pienso lo mismo eso me pasa en inglés ami es lo mismo
I remember having a hard time finding a way to answer a negative question. I had searched books and online a lot but found little to no information. Then, I stumbled upon this video of yours. This has to be the best video about this topic, but I was still very confused. After a while, I have discovered the formula:
1) People give negative questions when they DO NOT EXPECT you to provide a negative answer. It is not necessary to have to give a positive question first.
2) "Don't you like pizza?" is equal to "You don't like pizza?" - A negative sentence that functions as a question. To make it even easier for you, let's ask: "Do you NOT like pizza?".
3) Basically you still give the answers like when you are asked positive questions because "Yes, I don't" and "No, I do" seem counter-intuitive.
4) The key is, you MUST be specific in your answers. You can even make sense of "Yes, I don't" and "No, I do" as long as you choose the OBJECT of the Yes/No correctly:
"Don't you like pizza?" / "You don't like pizza?" / "Do you not like pizza?"
=> "Yes, I like pizza."
=> "No, I don't like pizza."
=> "Yes, (you are right). I don't like pizza."
=> "No, (you are wrong). I like pizza."
You’re so amazing, Ronnie. I love your way of teaching as well as the content.
I dont mean to be so off topic but does anybody know of a tool to log back into an instagram account??
I stupidly lost the login password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me
@Caden Tate Instablaster :)
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Takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
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Thank you so much you saved my account!
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do you see my confusion? yes i see it ma'am, you're my teacher for life, i've learned a lot from you
"Negative Questions" are often asked to "shame" the other person. My Jewish mama would only ask "Negative Questions." For example, "Don't you know how to clean your darn room?!?" or "What's wrong with you, can't you keep a civil tounge in your head?!?" or "Everyone else bought their mothers Cadillacs, don't you care about me?!?" or "Aren't you going to put on some decent clothes?!?" etc. This mothering technique of inflicting shame and guilt with negative questioning, kept us kids in line! (and in the therapist's office for years).
LOL!
I am from Brazil either, and love so much how to explain all things here. Amazing!
I'm from the Philippines and I'm a big fan of your teaching style.Very understandable.
No, I definitely can't play football even though I was born and live in Brazil all my life! hahahahaha... great video, Ronnie! Thanks a lot!
I am a Taiwanese English teacher.
(我是一個台灣的英文老師)
The reason why my English is so good in comparsion with most of my fellow Taiwanese is that I have been constantly learning and practicing English.
(我英文能力之所以比其他台灣大多數同胞來得強是因為我不間斷地學習與練習英文)
Hopefully the average Emglish ability level for Taiwanese can improve a lot in the very near future.
(希望台灣的平均英語實力能在不久的將來大大地進步)
I have finished watching this video completely.
(我已經完整地看完了這個影片)
This video is awesome！！！！
(這個影片棒呆了！！！)
It is bloody useful！！
(真是夭壽實用！！！)
Big thanks to the teacher and all the fellow students around the world.
(大大地感謝老師與所有其他國籍的學生)
There are two similar uses more for negative questions according to my book. I had no realized the use of negative questions until I read something about this topic, this, because my mother tongue is spanish.
I'm from Brazil and I not only can't play football, but also I hate it. :) I like other sports.
great lesson!
yes, our soccer is so much known in the world, and most brazilians do like it, but some people and I are exceptions haha.
I like swimming and basketball very much! also some fighting sports and a little bit of auto racing. well, I think that is it haha.
oh, haven't I answered that too? I think so, just click on 'read more' to see! feel free to ask anything you want to. bye!
really? that's nice! where do you currently live? and how old are you right now? (If I can ask, of course.)
that's cool! I wanna travel to someplace in Asia someday! what's the official language of Singapore? mandarin? and do you speak something of portuguese?
nice, thanks for the tip! do you have a facebook account? if you want, you can add me there and I can teach you some portuguese as well. I like to make friends around the world and talk to them!
Ronnie, you're amazing! The best teacher!
I like the way you teach Ronnie....and it is easier for us to understan the English language better each day....however in Spanish we use to ask negative questions very often....expecting a negative or positive answer.....greetings from Nogales México.
You’re so amazing. I love your way of teaching
Can you please do a video on idioms and their meanings? I have my exams coming soon and I don't really know what are the types of idioms. Hope you can do it. By the way, your videos are great!
I love how you teach english , you are amazing! 👌🙌
Wow, you're amazing!!! Clear, direct, no ambiguities. You teach to use the negative questions, but as well this language and other languages.
yo bro ur still alive?
what a great lesson!! you really know how to teach, thumbs up for you!!
You are the best English teacher ever seen in my life. Thanks for helping us.
I love read de Brazilian comments!!
I am Brazilian too and do not know play football 🙃
Good teacher and a good practical topic! thanks for teaching us the way an english native speaker thinks.
thank you Miss, your lessons are my favorite ones!
You are amazing!! Very good teacher. Dominican living in Florida.
Hi Ronnie, i'm from Brazil. You are amazing, thank you for vídeos! I love it!
Thanks, Ronnie. Very good and clear explanations about this subject
A very, very, very interesting way of teaching, marvelous. Teacher, I wish you good luck and success throughout your career!!! 🧡💚❤️
I am a California native transplanted to Central Arkansas. Southerners seem to frame questions and statements negative either for emphasis or to appear sophisticated.
"Rhonda's a real nice person, so don't be surprised if she doesn't come see you!" (What do I have to do to get her to come see me?) "No, she'll come, and then let's see if we CAN'T get you better." (Is there any team working to see if we CAN me better? CAN'T seems to be the wrong goal.)
"Were you not surprised? Is she not just the best?"
(Isn't this just the most convoluted method of communicating?
It does my head in!!!)
I like your video. You are very clear when you are explaining with examples and gestures. Thanks. Greetings from El Salvador.
what an amazing teacher and a wonderfull way to teach
thank you
She is hillarious. I can't handle it.
Much love and hugs !!!
this is the better video about english i saw in my life❤ and i loved it! thank you😘
Thanks a lot!!!!! You're a great teacher!
Thank you teacher I understand your english lesson .. ❤❤❤ you are good teacher
I love your channel, Ronnie. Thank you so much.
Hello. Can you make a video explaining uncontracted and contracted negative questions. In other words, formal and unformal form.
I'm from Brazil, I hate football and can't play.
Yep.
I like soccer, but not in Brazil ... actually, I like basketball and baseball ...
dont u play football?
@@Ash-ie1zd not at all
You can try cricket
Thank you Ronnie, it is so great to see your lessons :).
Hi, thank you so much for this video. Can we use negative questions with "There isn't and There aren't? Example: Isn't there any time? Aren't there people?
Thanks in advance.
Love the way you teach English hahaha. I do really love you!!! I'd love to give my classes like you do but my students just can't get the jokes. :(
How great !! , You do pretty good always Ronnie i really prefer to follow you more than any teacher in Engvid of course with my whole respect for all of them but you got something special in your illustration method and i wanna just say something I'm from Egypt and i just started to take English courses 2 years ago and once upon the time our teacher just brought a lesson of you and he turned on for us during the session and i can really describe that for you all the students were impressed because you're really tremendous teacher.
Yeah, she really is
Excellent video, I am confused on these negative questions, now it is so clear to me
I'm teaching English in Romania right now and grappling with this, so thanks a lot!
I was looking for and asking people about this lesson . thank u soooo much i admire you
I really love the way you explain things :)
Thanks :)
you are a best teacher of my life,
i love you Ronnie☺
I love her random introductions.
I loved this class. You was perfect and teached me clear.
Hahaha, wrong. 2 grammar mistakes, dude :-)
I like ur way of teaching ..thanks ronnie
you are the best techer , thank you for sharing the lesson.
Sometimes it's annoying to use these negative questions. specially to those who are not aware of them. That's why I usually use question tags :D . Nice video teacher Ronnie
Your explanation is amazig and easy thank you very much
You're a top! Thanks my best teacher
Hi,Ranni thanks for teaching .
the way of explanation is very good..
I'm Grateful for you teacher
Hiii ! Im Brazillian, Your videos are amazing!!!!!!
Clear examples....thanks a lot
Good lesson Ronnie. thank you. I am from México. I realize there are many people from Brazil and they hate football. I don't know why. I like football x)
thank you Ronni you way of teaching is enjoyable
i dont know if anyone of you speaks german, but if you don't, i want you to know that in this language there is a word "doch" that you can use to answer affirmative a negative question. for example: don't you like it? and you answer "doch" it means like yes, i like it. there is not another way where you can use it, its only to say "yes, i do" in negative question. i guess that's awesome, isn't it?? ;)
You're awesome haha Brazilians are grateful.
I like your style! Thanks
I'm crazy about you Ronnie. I have improved my english. Thanksssss
Hi Ronie! Yes I from Brasil and I can play footbal. Thanks and see you next class.
The way you teach is realy nice.
I'm a Brazilian guy, and I never played soccer. But, I played basketball when I was a teenage.
I like your explaining way . Good luck
A very good lesson
I really like the way you're teaching
It's funny an informative at the same time ,I really appreciate it
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REALLY THANK U THANK YOU SOO MUCH TT TT , I WILL HAVE A ENGLISH TEST AND I WAS VERY DESCONCERTED ABOUT THIS TOPIC , YOU SAVED MEE
I love this woman 👩
What? You don't like Ronnie's lessons??!! =O
What the heck with you...
;-)
I like your teaching style ma'am
You know how to handle the class...love frm INDIA
among the youtube english teachers, u are my favorite one
Thank you Ronnie!
I love your way in teaching 💕
I like the way you teach us...hope oneday I can attend in your class
My name is Miguel from Spain. I Like yours videos, thanks! :)
This is great, you are a good teacher.
How are you teacher? Thank you for share this video
Hey there, i'm from Brasil and i like your movies so much. Thanks for all.
Good class. Additionally, a negative question is a bias question. To get surprised, you need to ask a question, but even without asking an affirmative question, you can ask it if you are bias for 'no'. Am I right Ronnie?
Thank you Ronnie
You great! Thanks a lot, Ronnie!
You're right!
Thanks, David!
A: Why aren't you moving? B: Why are you not moving? Which one is corect, A or B? Or can we use both of them? Thank you!
Good lesson, and I'm Brazilian and I can to play soccer but I prefer another sports. :) see you soon Ronnie!
Another great lesson:)
This video helped me a lot!!!
Thanks Ronnie
You're right, here in Brazil everybody knows.
I am from India,nice teaching mam.
I am from Brazil too and yes, I can play football!
nice conversation thanks
Ronnie your advices are helping me a lot!!! ....thank you very much!! ;)
I'm from Brazil and I can play football, but just the good football. Great video, Thank's!
Thanks so much, Ronnie
You gave the perfect example. You ask again in affirmative with question accent. You ask in negative question when you have previously info. Like you was with someone the whole morning and you saw the person didn't eat anything you will ask in negative way, you don't need to ask in positive way first
And yes, in Spanish is the same problem. If the question is negative to confirm should be reply with yes.
You are amaizing teacher
Very good teacher
Hello, I am from Brazil and I can't play Football at all hahaha... Love your videos!
You're such a great teacher!