| Element | FORM/USE: NEGATIVE QUESTIONS WITH 'NOT', EMPHASIS |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | QUESTIONS |
| SubCat | yes/no |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | C2 |
| Cando | Can form negative questions with uncontracted 'not' to emphasise a point in an argument. |
| Corrected Learner Example | Do we not want our children to be as happy as possible? (Argentina; C2 MASTERY; 2002; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) Is it not too easy to put the blame systematically on our education? (France; C2 MASTERY; 2007; French; Pass) Is it not possible to have this, though maybe on a smaller scale, in our everyday living right where we spend the majority of our time on earth? (Switzerland; C2 MASTERY; 2000; French; Pass) Are they not aware of the negative effects the use of cars has on cities? (Spain; C2 MASTERY; 2010; Spanish - European; Pass) Can it not, sometimes, be harmful to the world? (Portugal; C2 MASTERY; 1993; Portuguese; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | Do we not want our children to be as happy as possible? (Argentina; C2 MASTERY; 2002; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) Is it not too easy to put the blame systematically on our education? (France; C2 MASTERY; 2007; French; Pass) Is it not possible to have this, though maybe on a smaller scale, in our everyday living right where we spend the majority of our time on earth? (Switzerland; C2 MASTERY; 2000; French; Pass) Are they not aware of the negative effects the use of cars have on cities? (Spain; C2 MASTERY; 2010; Spanish - European; Pass) Can it not, sometimes, be harmful to the world? (Portugal; C2 MASTERY; 1993; Portuguese; Pass) |
| Comments | N/A |
