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Questions · CEFR B1 · Independent
A question asked in the negative is not really asking — it is showing surprise, or expecting agreement.
The shape
Don't / Isn't / Aren't + subject + verb
Express surprise, or check something you already believe.
In Hindi
नकार में पूछा गया सवाल असल में सवाल नहीं होता — वह हैरानी या सहमति की उम्मीद दिखाता है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
You do not know him? | Don't you know him? The negative helper has to move to the front, like any question. |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Don't you know? is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to questions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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