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![]() Interrogations and negations are modified forms of the affirmative sentences/messages. Although this topic is related to "form"--therefore it falls in the shadow of morphology--in LSEG it was inserted into the syntax part. The truth is, we do not use much morphology or syntax to form correct interrogations and negations; it takes only few structural changes. However, there are many types of interrogations and negations, and some of them are a bit tricky to master appropriately--consider the topic of "double negation". The good news is, everything is presented in details in LSEG. The structure employed to present Interrogations and Negations is: 1. Interrogations 2. Negations 3. Confirmative Question 4. Particular Instances ATTENTION These Grammar Notes are far from being sufficient to understand the topics presented. For accurate and detailed information we recommend LOGICALLY STRUCTURED ENGLISH GRAMMAR. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The default (natural or reference) sentence is the declarative/affirmative one: interrogations and negations are considered modified forms of the default affirmative sentence. Not all verbs form interrogations and negations the same. Generally, there are two main groups of verbs used to form interrogations and negations: 1. Group A: the auxiliaries "to be" and "to have", plus modal defectives; 2. Group B: all other verbs. INTERROGATIONS - GROUP A In interrogative form, these verbs switch places with their subjects. Fragment form LSEG: interrogations with "to have".
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