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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Negative questions====== =====Introduction===== <html><p><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3096_d3e555986b48ee761d87d8395f508737.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="837" height="1242" id="3096" style="width: 127px; height: 156px;" alt="femme woman cheveux roux red hair livre book lire read lunettes glasses" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3096_d3e555986b48ee761d87d8395f508737.jpg"></a> <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><strong>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Don't </span>you want to watch this film with me?" </strong><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; ; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><strong>"No, thanks. I want to finish my book."</strong></span></span></p><p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; ; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'></span></span> <br></p></html> =====Definition===== <html> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>These are <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">closed questions </span>which use negative rather than affirmative verbs. They can be used in different tenses.</span></b></p> <br></html> =====Construction===== <html> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="210" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 125.9pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>'To be'</span></b></p> </td> <td width="322" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 193.3pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Auxiliary (modal) verbs</span></b></p> </td> <td width="266" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Other verbs</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; ;"> <td width="210" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 125.9pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>'be' + 'not' + subject</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Aren't</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you hungry?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Wasn't</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> it interesting?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Isn't</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> there any cake?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="322" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 193.3pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>auxiliary + 'not' + subject + main verb</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Won't </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>we finish on time? </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Haven't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you had lunch?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Can't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you swim?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="266" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 159.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>'do' + 'not' + subject + verb</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Didn't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> he go to the seminar?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Don't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you like skiing?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Doesn't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> he work in Toulouse?</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p><strong> <br></strong> </p><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; ;"> <td width="210" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 125.9pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>'be' + 'not' + subject</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Aren't</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you hungry?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Wasn't</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> it interesting?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Isn't</span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> there any cake?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="322" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 193.3pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>auxiliary + 'not' + subject + main verb</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Won't </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>we finish on time? </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Haven't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you had lunch?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Can't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you swim?</span></b></p> </td> <td width="266" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 159.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>'do' + 'not' + subject + verb</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Didn't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> he go to the seminar?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Don't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you like skiing?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Doesn't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> he work in Toulouse?</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p> <b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><br></span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Note that</span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'></span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>1. We can also use a non-contracted form, especially if we want to be more emphatic or show how we feel. For example, to show: </span></b></p><p><strong> <br></strong> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Surprise:</span></b></p><p> <b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Are</span></b><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">not</span> hungry? </span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'></span></b><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Do </span></b><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>you<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> not </span>like skiing?</span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'></span></b><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Can</span></b><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">not</span> swim?</span></b></p><p> <b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><br></span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Anger or frustration:</span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'></span></b><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Have</span></b><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you still <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">not </span>finished?</span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'></span></b><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Are</span></b><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">not</span> listening to me?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Did</span></b><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> he <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">not </span>go to the seminar after all?</span></b></p><p> <b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><br></span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>2. Other negative words are possible. For example:</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Is </span></b><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>there <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> cake?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'></span></b><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Can no one </span></b><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>here find a solution?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Do</span></b><b style=";"><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">never</span> eat cheese?</span></b></p><p> <b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Is </span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>there <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">no</span> cake?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Can no one </span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>here find a solution?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Do</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">never</span> eat cheese?</span></b></p><p><br></p></html> =====Uses===== <html> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="245" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 147.15pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Use</span></b></p> </td> <td width="553" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 331.65pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Examples</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="245" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 147.15pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>To show surprise or disappointment</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="553" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 331.65pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Didn't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you enjoy your holiday?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Wasn't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> there any internet access in the room? How unprofessional!</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Aren't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you going to apply for the job? - you're perfect for it.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Haven't </span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>you ever been in a plane?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="245" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 147.15pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Looking for confirmation</span></b></p> </td> <td width="553" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 331.65pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Didn't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you work with him in the IT department?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Haven't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> we already talked about this?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Wouldn't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> it be better to wait until next week?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3; ;"> <td width="245" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 147.15pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>To express an opinion</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: red; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 14.2pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Note that </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>these are sometimes called rhetorical questions and might be seen with an exclamation mark rather than a question mark.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="553" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 331.65pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Isn't </span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>this weather terrible?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Wasn't </span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>that a good speech?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Hasn't </span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>he done a great job?</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p> <br></p><p> <b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Note that </span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>negative questions can sound aggressive, sarcastic or disapproving - in fact, this is sometimes the intention - so be careful. For example: </span></b></p><p> <b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Aren't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you going to offer me a coffee?</span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'></span></b><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Haven't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you checked your email today? </span></b><br></p></html> =====Responses to negative questions===== <html> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>When we use negative questions, we are expecting a certain response- we think we know what it will be - but whether this is 'yes' or 'no' depends on the kind of question. Of course, we might not get the answer we're expecting. For example:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Don't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you have any money? — No, I don't (have any money). [expected answer]</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><br> </span></b><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Don't </span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>you have any money? — Yes, I do (have some money). [possible but not expected answer]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Here are some examples based on the uses above:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="127" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.3pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Use</span></b></p> </td> <td width="390" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 233.9pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Expected and likely response -we agree with the speaker</span></b></p> </td> <td width="281" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 168.6pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Other possible responses - not expected by the speaker</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="127" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 76.3pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Surprise or disappointment</span></b></p> </td> <td width="390" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.9pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Didn't</span> you enjoy your holiday?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<u>No</u>, it was a disaster!"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 168.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Didn't</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> you enjoy your holiday?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<u>Yes</u>, it was great. Why did you think that?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="127" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 76.3pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Confirmation</span></b></p> </td> <td width="390" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 233.9pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Didn't</span> you work with him in the IT department?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<u>Yes</u>, I did. It was when we first joined the company."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 168.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Didn't</span> you work with him in the IT department?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<u>No</u>, it was in R&D."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3; ;"> <td width="127" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 76.3pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>Opinion</span></b></p> </td> <td width="390" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.9pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Isn't </span>this weather terrible?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<u>Yes</u>, it is. I can't wait for the summer."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 168.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Isn't </span>this weather terrible?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<u>Not really</u>. I actually like the rain."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p> <br></html> =====Examples===== <html> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><strong> </strong><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><strong> </strong><td width="399" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: none; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"></p><strong> </strong></td><strong> </strong><td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"></p><strong> </strong></td><strong> </strong></tr><strong> </strong><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><strong> </strong><td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><strong> </strong><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/90_bc57f3855fa967dd5f93625175205ef4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="199" height="197" id="90" style="width: 103px; height: 101px;" alt="tea, man, woman, homme, femme old couple" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/90_bc57f3855fa967dd5f93625175205ef4.jpg"></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"Oh, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">don't</span> you like milk in your tea?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"No, thanks. I prefer it black."</span></b></p> </td> <td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><strong> </strong><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1707_51086c5b46f6eabe5281fe46e3eaab7a.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="479" height="319" id="1707" style="width: 151px; height: 95px;" alt="going out women getting ready make-up mirror" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1707_51086c5b46f6eabe5281fe46e3eaab7a.jpg"></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Isn't </span>Oliver going to be there tonight?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"No, he isn't. You'll have to wait till Vincent's party to see him."</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"></p> </td> <td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/30_c26f02c159496f4f4dabd1e4a1310bde.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="233" height="150" id="30" style="width: 121px; height: 93px;" alt="greetings, greeting, meeting hand shake serrer main" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/30_c26f02c159496f4f4dabd1e4a1310bde.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"You look familiar - <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">weren't</span> you at the conference in London last year?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"Yes, that's right. I remember you too."</span></b></p> </td> <td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1296_ebf4c31add5dcbede3801b70384acfd9.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="774" height="519" id="1296" style="width: 145px; height: 104px;" alt="dad, baby papa bebe" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1296_ebf4c31add5dcbede3801b70384acfd9.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Doesn't</span> he look like his father?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"Yes, they have the same nose!"</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"></p> </td> <td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3220_c14f39196b91c2a17e3748bc980f517e.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="480" height="319" id="3220" style="width: 143px; height: 107px;" alt="business meeting hotel team réunion équipe Asian" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3220_c14f39196b91c2a17e3748bc980f517e.jpg"></a><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Aren't </span>we going to have dinner?!"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"Yes, but we really need to finish this first."</span></b></p> </td> <td width="399" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'><strong> </strong><a class="various" href="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3290_476306c1be5e57ad5fe3258ccc572548.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="1444" height="981" id="3290" style="width: 162px; height: 107px;" alt="homme ennui s" src="https://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3290_476306c1be5e57ad5fe3258ccc572548.jpg" ennuyer="" chambre="" lit="" man="" bed="" room="" be="" bored'=""></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Isn't </span>it great having a job that involves travelling?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;'>"Not for me. I miss my family too much."</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]