Questions and negatives
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The document provides examples of changing declarative statements into questions by moving the first helping verb and subject to the front of the sentence. It demonstrates this by taking statements like "The money could have been hidden by an accomplice" and rewriting them as questions like "Could the money have been hidden by an accomplice?".
Questions and negatives
- 1. The money could have been hidden by an accomplice (helper). Negative: Put “not” after the first word in the verb phrase. The money could not have been hidden by an accomplice
- 2. The money could have been hidden by an accomplice (helper). Question: Start with the first helping verb + subject Could the money have been hidden by and accomplice?
- 3. Earhart and Noonan might have been captured by the Japanese. Might Earhart and Noonan have been captured by the Japanese.
- 4. I would not have been happy if I had married him. Would you have been happy if you had married him?
- 5. He would not have been hurt in the accident if he had been using his seat belt. Would he have been hurt in the accident if he had been using his seat belt?