argument – English Grammar Profiler

Point 35 in the category of QUESTIONS is defined as: NEGATIVE QUESTIONS with uncontracted ‘not’ to emphasise a point in an argument. 1 COULD IT NOT BE ? 249 2 DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND ? 227 3 DOES IT NOT MATTER ? 140 4 DO YOU NOT KNOW ? 94 5 ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? …

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In the English Grammar Profile, C1 point 32 in the category of QUESTIONS is defined as: ‘Wh-‘questions as a focusing device, often in a narrative or argument. For example: Why does this matter?  Things have changed.  Can’t we just get over it and move on? Right? But I would argue, for me certainly, learning this …

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