or not? – English Grammar Profiler

In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 23 in the category of QUESTIONS is defined as:

alternative questions using ‘or not’ to substitute for a clause, sometimes to express annoyance or impatience

An iWeb search for:

* * or not ?

1 THIS EARNING OR NOT? 287
2 GOOD IDEA OR NOT? 122

Is drinking fruit juices a good idea or not?

cityspidey.com

3 IS TRUE OR NOT? 118 4 FOR YOU OR NOT? 100 5 LIKE IT OR NOT? 96 6 WORTH IT OR NOT? 79 7 DO IT OR NOT? 73 8 IS GOOD OR NOT? 70 9 IT, OR NOT? 63

10 DO THIS OR NOT? 61

11 FOR ME OR NOT ? 47

PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE:

Is it going to be a good chance for me or not?

Arabic, Male, Level 5, Writing Class.

12 THIS INCOME OR NOT ? 46 13 USE IT OR NOT ? 44 14 IS WORKING OR NOT ? 42

15 IS CORRECT OR NOT ? 40

16 IN IT OR NOT ? 38 17 CAESAR , OR NOT ? 38

18 BELIEVE IT OR NOT ? 38

19 WANT IT OR NOT ? 38 20 FOR IT OR NOT ? 36 21 TO YOU OR NOT ? 36

22 IS NORMAL OR NOT ? 35

23 WITH ME OR NOT ? 35 24 THIS TRUE OR NOT ? 34 25 A SCAM OR NOT ? 32 26 THE TRUTH OR NOT ? 32 27 YOU COMING OR NOT ? 32 28 IS POSSIBLE OR NOT ? 31

29 IT REAL OR NOT ? 31

30 THIS , OR NOT ? 31 31 US , OR NOT ? 31 32 WILL WORK OR NOT ? 31 33 IT TRUE OR NOT ? 30

34 IS REAL OR NOT ? 29

35 . TRUE OR NOT ? 28 36 ARE GOOD OR NOT ? 27 37 IS SAFE OR NOT ? 27

38 THE CASE OR NOT ? 27

39 WITH IT OR NOT ? 27 40 GOOD THING OR NOT ? 26 41 IT WORK OR NOT ? 25 42 HELP ME OR NOT ? 24 43 GOOD DEAL OR NOT ? 24 44 IT POSSIBLE OR NOT ? 24 45 IT WORKS OR NOT ? 24 46 PRESIDENT , OR NOT ? 24 47 THE GAME OR NOT ? 23 48 TO GO OR NOT ? 23 49 YOU , OR NOT ? 23 50 FOR THEM OR NOT ? 22 51 A PROBLEM OR NOT ? 22 52 TO CAESAR OR NOT ? 22 53 HAVE IT OR NOT ? 21 54 STATES , OR NOT ? 21

55 OF GOD OR NOT ? 20

56 THE SAME OR NOT ? 20

57 THIS CORRECT OR NOT ? 20

58 WITH HIM OR NOT ? 20

59 A DIFFERENCE OR NOT ? 19

60 ANY GOOD OR NOT ? 19 61 THAT TRUE OR NOT ? 19 62 THE JOB OR NOT ? 19 63 WITH THEM OR NOT ? 19 64 : HOT OR NOT ? 18 65 WOULD WORK OR NOT ? 18 66 DO THAT OR NOT ? 17

67 ELECTION , OR NOT ? 17

Do you want to win the election or not?

dailymail.co.uk

68 IT RIGHT OR NOT ? 17 69 MAKE IT OR NOT ? 17 70 ME, OR NOT ? 17 71 ON IT OR NOT ? 17 72 TO ME OR NOT ? 17 73 TO WORK OR NOT ? 17 74 HOT OR NOT ? 16 75 ) , OR NOT ? 16 76 ‘S TRUE OR NOT ? 16 77 ‘S GOOD OR NOT ? 15

78 AN ISSUE OR NOT ? 15

Is this an issue or not?

aerogarden.com

79 AMONG US OR NOT ? 15 80 IS LEGIT OR NOT ? 15 81 THE CAR OR NOT ? 15 82 THE WORLD OR NOT ? 15 83 WITH US OR NOT ? 15 84 IN ME OR NOT ? 14 85 ABOUT THIS OR NOT ? 14 86 EACH OTHER OR NOT ? 14 87 DOING THIS OR NOT ? 14 88 IS VALID OR NOT ? 14 89 LIKED IT OR NOT ? 14

90 THE FUTURE OR NOT ? 14

91 TO BE OR NOT ? 14 92 WAS TRUE OR NOT ? 14 93 WITH YOU OR NOT ? 14 94 EMPEROR, OR NOT ? 13 95 IS LEGAL OR NOT ? 13 96 IS RIGHT OR NOT ? 13 97 IT IS OR NOT ? 13 98 OF IT OR NOT ? 13 99 TIME, OR NOT ? 13

100 TO DO OR NOT ? 13

A2 Vocabulary:

among, believe, case, correct, difference, earning, future, god, idea, normal, real, true

B1:

election, issue, president, truth, worth