tailieunhanh - OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 41

OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR-41 sau đây là giáo trình lý thuyết tiếng anh và bài tập áp dụng từ cơ bản đến nâng cao , nhằm giúp các bạn có thể tự mình ôn tập và củng cố thêm về nền tảng kiến thức môn Anh văn , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi ngoại ngữ | OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 41 NEGATIVE QUESTIONS B Form We make a question negative by putting n t after the auxiliary have does . POSITIVE Have you done it yet What does the advert tell you Who eats meat What went wrong NEGATIVE Haven t you done it yet What doesn t the advert tell you Who doesn t eat meat What didn t go wrong C The use of negative yes no questions A negative yes no question often expresses surprise. Haven t you put those shelves up yet I am surprised that you haven t yet. Don t the children want the ice-cream I am surprised that they don t want it. A question with can t can be a complaint or an impolite request. Can tyou sit down You re blocking my view. We can also use a negative yes no question instead of a statement and a tag. Aren t you a friend of Harriet s You re a friend of Harriet s aren t you D Yes no answers The answer yes means that the positive is true and no means that the negative is true. Haven t you repaired the car yet Yes I did it yesterday. Haven t you repaired the car yet No sorry. I haven t had time. E The use of negative wh-questions We can use Why don t. for a suggestion. Why don t you put the shelves up now Well all right. Why don t we sit on the balcony Good idea. We can use Why didn t. . to criticize. We ll have to stand now. Why didn t you book seats for us You should have booked seats for us. We can also use a wh-question to ask for information. Who hasn t checked their baggage in Oh I haven t. Sorry. What don t you understand This paragraph here. A Introduction Laura asks two negative questions. The first expresses surprise that Trevor hasn t put the shelves up yet. The second is a suggestion that he should put them up now. 41 EXERCISES 1 Negative yes no questions B-C What would you say in these situations Use negative yes no questions. You are surprised to learn that Rita doesn t like football. Don t you like football Rita 1 You find it surprising that Melanie can t drive. 2 It s a surprise that Rachel won t be at .