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4.1. Negative Yes/No Questions

Negative Yes/No Questions Answers
Aren't you going to class? Yes, I'll be there. / No, I’m busy today.
Didn't she know the answer? Yes, of course she did. / No. She had no idea.
Haven't you seen the news? Yes, Ihave. / No, | haven't. What happened?
Isn't she a teacher? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.

1. Contract not to n’t and add it to the end of the Isn't he a student?
auxiliary verb* or the main verb be in a negative Aren't you going to class?
Yes/No question. Didn't she know the answer?
2.A negative Yes/No question is often used instead
of an affirmative one when the speaker:
a. expects or wants the answer to be yes a. Wasn't that a terrible movie?
b. wants to check that information is correct b. Isn't Lima the capital of Peru?
c. is annoyed c. Aren't you going to say hello?
d. is surprised d. Haven't you finished the book yet?

3.Be careful! The answers to negative and A: Isn't your house nearby?
affirmative Yes/No questions are the same. B: Yes, itis. / No, it isn’t.
A: Is your house nearby?
B: Yes, itis. / No, it isn’t.

* An auxiliary verb is used with a main verb. Be, do, have, will, and modals are auxiliary veros. Auxiliary veros are also
called helping verbs.

4 Complete the exercises.

A_ Read the statements about space travel and underline the verbs. Then tell a partner which
statements you believe are true and false.

Common Beliefs about Space Travel

1. The first person in space was American.

2. Space travel began in the 1960s.

3. The first astronaut stepped on the moon in 1969.

4. There have been trips to Mars already.

5. Space travel is expensive.

6. All objects are weightless in space.

7. Life in a space station seems exciting.

8. Everyone wants to travel to the moon.

4 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

94 NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS; STATEMENT AND TAG QUESTIONS
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