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- Usage of “isn’t it” in the sentence - English Language Usage . . .
Using isn't it? as a general-purpose tag question seems quite common in Asian Indian English Standard English makes the verb in the tag match the main verb: "You didn't wait, did you?" There are quite a number of questions in ELU about this sort of tag
- grammar - Doesnt, Isnt, or Wont? Which is correct? - English . . .
For #2, I hope the intended answer is "I hope the cake isn't burnt" If the cake were still being baked, two acceptable answers would be "I hope the cake won't burn" or "I hope the cake doesn't burn" But both the original form "I hope the cake won't be burnt" and "I hope the cake isn't burnt" don't make that assumption
- What is the correct usage of contractions like isnt and wasnt?
Firstly, have a look at this (source): Now, if you were to make contractions in these line, you would write: Is not she a fine creature? = Isn't she a fine creature? Has not she parts? = Hasn't she parts? Is not her beauty natural = Isn't her beauty natural This kind of usage is now archaic According, to this usage, you would simply write isn't she as is not she, hasn't she as has not
- It isnt vs. its not - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I tend to think "it isn't" sounds a little more formal than "it's not", which sounds a bit more colloquial I don't really have any solid reason for that though, it just sounds feels that way to me
- When does `isnt . . . ` expand to is . . . not and is not . . .
Good question I suspect it's mostly idiomatic with no hard and fast rules, but your first example seems exceedingly rare I can't think of any other cases where the is and not are split except questions of the form Isn't <noun> <adj>
- Isnt it? vs. isnt she? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
That is the woman who married Tony, isn't it? That is the woman who married Tony, isn't she? Are both sentences correct? If they are, what is the difference in meaning?
- contractions - There isnt vs. theres not - English Language . . .
To be fair to the O P , an Ngram shows "there isn't" seems to be preferred over "there's not," so there might be some merit to the assertion that one seems more awkward than the other in certain situations But I stand by my answer: there are times when either would beg for improvement, and other situations where either works just fine
- grammar - I dont understand there is isnt no and is isnt there . . .
Each of these sentences - "It looks like there isn't a free cam, is there?" and "There is no free cam, is there?" are grammatically correct You don't follow one negation with another What you are trying to do here is make a statement and then try to look for someone to negate that statement Hence the single negation policy
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