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Thank you Ronnie!
Don’t you like pizza?
A:Do you like pizza?
B: No, I don´t.
A: Don´t you like pizza? How come?
Ronnie, as you well pointed out negative questions create confusion even for native English speakers because there is room for ambiguity in the asnwers.
I’d like to thank you for these useful tips on how to cope with these problems (confusion and ambiguity) and hence become better language users.
Have a great day Ronnie!!!
Aren’t u educated ?
i got 100 marks in quiz thanks ronnie :)
actually im confused with these tenses and i know there are many people like me who dont know clear picture about tenses
please teach us about tenses :) #thanksRonnie
I’ll show you @Vivek1535 :P
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Thanks a lot Ronnie, one of the most confused question that i have experience with English native speakers is to compare negative and positive question. For example, Are you wake up early, aren’t you. another example, it is cold tonight, isn’t. Can u kindly explain this trick.
Thank you teacher :)
i like it..
any body, can you help me for practice my english??
hi Nuradilla! A great place to practice your English is on http://www.verbling.com
Hi lluispinyol,
I was for a while in your http://www.verbling.com page and I found it really loose. Much better is this place, for sure!
In my own language we say ‘but yes’ as contradiction to a negative question.
– Don’t you like pizza?
– But yes, I like it.
or
– No, I don’t like it.
In the second answer the word ‘No’ is just the repeating of the question (don’t) and clearly not a contradiction. By that way you’re never confused by negative questions.
Thanks a lot. Ronnie can’t you make better and interesting lessons?
Thx! a lot! Ronnie!
thaks teacher you are great
helo … are you practis me english. my english ……
my skype id “abdullah_rti”
Thanks Ronniie! Another good lesson! I’ll be waiting for your next one! Bye
Thanks Ronnie.
This questions always make me confused.
I love you Ronnie
wonderful, after some days, i again got 100%.
thanks Ronnie.
I got 8 correct out of 8
Thanks Ronnie..! you’re such a great teacher
Thank you Ronnie…
It would appear logical only if applied: Do you like pizza? Yes, … (Means = I do not like it). Do you like pizza? No, … (Means = I like it). If I deny (say NO to) the negative, then it is positive.
Sorry, the copyprogram put out my “n’t” in my previous questions. So again:
It would appear logical only if applied: Don’t you like pizza? Yes, … (Means = I do not like it). Don’t you like pizza? No, … (Means = I like it). If I deny (say NO to) the negative, then it is positive.
Sorry, the copy program put out my “n’t” in my previous questions. So again:
It would appear logical only if applied: Don’t you like pizza? Yes, … (Means = I do not like it). Don’t you like pizza? No, … (Means = I like it). If I deny (say NO to) the negative, then it is positive.
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Happy learning.
wanna.speak :)
Thanks Ronnie
“Because I don’t like red things…” It was amazing!Thanks for this lesson.
thanx teaCHER ronnie very good lesson
I got 8 correct out of 8. Thank you for your helpful lesson, Ronnie :)
I’m great, I have 8/8. thank you Ronnie, I have almost all undertood.
Hi Ronnie…
I really like your class.
Thanks!!!
You’re awesome ma’am.
One of best videos of your.
HAVE A VERY-VERY GOOD ONE!
WELL, I HOPE MY ALL THE SENTENCES ARE CORRECT, AREN’T THEY? PLEASE TELL MY MISTAKES IF THERE IS ANY!
THANKING YOU!
Hey Ronnie.this lesson was cool.wasn’t?
Clear and easy. Thanks Ronnie.:)
Use of “TO BE” with the verb “TO understand” is a revelation!
I got 88 ^_^,Thanks a lot
Thanks Ronnie, I got 100 % correct !
Ei Ronnie, I’m brazilian and I can’t play football and I don’t like carnival too (Actually I hate it). Could you guess how many times I had to answer this kind of negative questions, during the one year that I passed studying at in USA?
rlly??you dont like football and carnival?im surprised :))) so you aren’t brazilian :))
I think there are 4 possible answers.
Can´t you play football?
Yes, I can. Yes I can´t. No, I can´t. No! I can
Very funny and useful! It seems like you stand in front of the audience… Thanks for your emotions and dedication to your work.
Thanks Ronnie :)
Thnks very much Ronnie 7/8
100% correct! Thank you Ronnie, I love learning from you!
Ronnie you are the best teacher, you are só clear teaching. Thank you!!
Thank you!
Yey, First quiz for today and I’ve got perfect score, thanks for the lesson. It really confused me before and sometimes I would just pretended I didn’t hear the question hahahha, well, now no more confusions for me…thank you again teacher Ronnie…
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hello. friends
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Yes, I got a perfect score. That means I understood the lesson very well. Thanks
Thank you Ronnie!!
Thanks
Thanks Ronnie
Hi! Thanks for the lessons, Ronnie! I love you very much .
I want to suggest a topic “intonation yes no questions,”
I know that it should be rising tone.
My question is: what’s wrong if tone is going down??
The negative can also be used for rethorical questions: Don’t you love the spring? -> Everyone loves the spring – at least in my opinion. I don’t want to know actually if you do or not. I may not even expect an answer and continue talking.
Him, upon more reflection, maybe it’s only the phrase “don’t you love …” that marks a rethoric question. Like “Don’t you love children? They always make a mess.” Help me out, Ronnie!
Thank you Ronnie~~
I’ve confused this question long time ago~~
Your video solved my problem~~
Thank you Ronnie!.. I should learn more…
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are you practis english with me? plese contact me .
my skype id is “abdullah_rti”
thank you
Whoops. Got the # 7 Wrong, I dind´t know if it was from the 1st person point of view or the 2nd. Either way this Teacher is certainly good. Liked her method. Let´s say it is memorable.
Thank you Ronnie I like your teach method.
Hello Ronnie!
How are you today?
Thank you for your lesson.
I made 100 %.
As usually you send a bit of your energy to me.
Thanks again.
OMG 75% i did well in the quiz thx Ronnie i really really love u and love English
Hi Ronnie,
I like your lessons.Thanks.
You got 7 correct out of 8.
:)
Thanx Ronnie!
Hey, Ronnie, I’m from Brazil and I don’t play football! By the way, most of women here do not. But MOST of Brazilians do love football, no matter if we play or not!
P.S.: No matter if we CAN play football, most of us love it! :)
Ops! No matter if we can or can not play…;)
I got 4/8 :( ! Anyway I’m going to move forward
Thanks Ronnie, it’s very useful :)
Thanks for lesson Ronnie :)
hi senay how are you doing
i got 6/8 ^______^*
Yeaay 100% on the QUIZ
Hello Ronnie yuo are the Best,,,, :)
I GOT ALL ANSWERS CORRECT :) 100%
Thanks for lesson Ronnie ! I am a beginner. It was very interesting for me!
Hi Ronnie
could you explain for me the differences between Toefel Ielts Toeic ?
Hi Ronnie. Quite an instructive lesson. Wouldn’t you interested in this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/askaboutenglish/2010/08/101024_aae_cant.shtml
Yes? or No? That is the question would answer my (very old) friend William S.
Hi Ronnie
I like the way you make us understand. Your videos have helped me a lot to teach as well as to improve myself. I would like to connect with you online with my students for at least an hour or at per your convenient. My students would be happy to see you and have chat with you. Since I don’t have your e-mail Id or any other source to contact you, so I’m leaving this message in here. I’m also ready to pay the charges for the time you spend with us. Hoping to hear positive from you . your pupil Aijazahmed. You can contact through my e-mail Id(aijaz_free4u@yahoo.com)
thank you very much about this lesson
i’m really happy to test myself hear thank for teacher who’re helping us
Thank you Ronnie. You’re my precious teacher.
Hey I’d like to know when we should use, for example:
The door’s key
The door key
The key of the door
(In general, not only explaning this phrase)
Thank you =)
wwoow i got 100
Thanks a million Ronnie!
Help me Ronnie with ɔɪ sound!
I found that it is really hard for me to pronounce oil,boy,joy. NATIVE SPEAKERS don’t understand me indeed! I hope you to see you next week with this lesson.
can you any how arrange online class.
Reply me on this..(aijaz_free4u@yahoo.com)
THANKS A LOT
thank you so much
You are the best …. I love yours vídeos. Very fun!
Hi Ronnie!I`m verry happy to follow cause you are the best teacher
YES YOU ARE A GREAT TEACHER . THANKS
Thank you…. Madam.
thanks a lot……………..
Very helpful lesson.
Thanks a lot.
Do you spell “surprise” like s-u-p-r-i-s-e in Canada?
Good quiz!
Ronnie,You are a great and a very motivating and full of energy . Really liked your lessons. Great thanks!
Thanks a lot Ema
i got 80/80. cheer!
i got 100! cheers Ronnie :)
thanks my teacher i have learned from you a lot
is spoon or fork in your ear?
I like your teaching style Ronnie ^^
Hello Ronnie!
I would like to know, please, what the school you teach in Canada? Could send in my email? Thank you!
63% only, I was baffled by the questions!
i only got 88%..haha..btw tQ teacher..muehehe :D
why i don’t talking with any person on this room?
Hey Teacher Ronnie..I have something to ask about sentence.. can you help me?
the lesson was good..and i like it
Thanks Ronnie!!
please help me….i want to learning english
now i understand a lot of thing through you lecture….. thanks ronnie
thank you, Ronnie
Thank you Ronnie!… I’m from Brazil and no, I don’t play soccer. rs
I got 100 mark.Thank you Ronnie!!
OK, It’s very good. I like pizzs
Dear my lovely teacher Ronnie; I love your teaching way. I wish all teachers to be like you.
Thank you so much Ronnie.
thank you Ronnie
Hello!!
Please, somebody who understood the lesson explain me why in №8 there is the answer “Yes, I am” ?
If we have this negative question like confirming the answer then the first question was ” Are you thirsty?” and the answer had to be: ” No, I am not”.
Then there appears that confirming question: ” Aren’t you thirsty?” and up to that the answer has already been “No, I am not”.
Why then is there the answer ” Yes, I am”??
Please, explain me it.
Thank you.
we like ronnie
wow thanks too much i get on 6 of 8 .
guys it is easy lesson ?
Hello, Ronnie
your videos are amazing! I need more practices ,could you plz tell, where i can found more exercises for differences gamma rules?
I like pizza because the ninja turtles(TMNT) they likes pizza very much.
thanks Ronnie, good lesson. yui are excellent
teacher.
learn inglish
3. It is good to ask a negative question when ____________________.
you don’t believe what you’ve been told
the person you’re speaking with is older than you
the person you’re speaking with is sad
thanks Ronnie, i’ve got 7/8.. :)
thanks …….. and i would like to request you to publish next video mentioning where articles are not used.. i am really confused on it.. please help me.
Ronie , thanks for you great lesson! I´m from Brazil I hate football! Bye…
Ronie, again, great lesson. Thanks
Ronnie,I like you!thank you for your lesson.
very funny and lovely
thank yout it was useful
Hi,Ronnie,I like to watch your teaching lesson.It’s pretty funny. You are a good teacher. Thank you for your interesting teaching. This time, I got 100 percent in the quiz.
Hi,Ronnie,I like to watch your teaching lesson.It’s pretty funny. You are a good teacher. Thank you for your interesting teaching. This time, I got 100 percent in the quiz.
Hi,Ronnie,I like to watch your teaching lesson.It’s pretty funny. You are a good teacher. Thank you for your interesting teaching. This time, I got 100 percent in the quiz.
Hi,Ronnie,I like to watch your teaching lesson.It’s pretty funny. You are a good teacher. Thank you for your interesting teaching. This time, I got 100 percent in the quiz.
Ronnie, you are very cool! Thank you!
7/8 Roonie you’re great!
Sorry for my mistake, I should have written Ronnie
Tanks teacher
thanks….^^ I love your lesson.
Hello Ronnie how you doing? tx for your lessons they are really good. I have a question. I noticed that you said… “maybe the best advise I can give you…” so my point is should I say the best advise I can give you or the best advise I can give to you
the thing is that I´m always confuse about when is the proper moment to say things like that… idk how do you call them.. but from my understanding I have to say for example… I´m going to explain TO you. or can I say i´m going to explain you? Don´t you think that´s a hard point? hahaha thanks again!
I would like to express my heart-felt thanks for the great job you did in explaining the negative questions to us. I was not good at negative questions, but after watching your lesson I’m 100% better. Now I can use and understand negative question. You are are such a wonderful teacher, I love you!
don´t you know better
you don´t know better
Ronnie, your are great!!! I’d like your teach more intermediate and advanced lessons… please.
sorry… I forgot to tell you that your style to teach helps a lot to remember what you are teaching… I don’t know why but it is true.
:)
Tanks teacher…you are the best ;)
thank you ms. ronnie..it’s really help my confusing..
thanks Ronnie!
like always roonie, you are the best!!!!
I don’t like use negative qusetions. Usually I ask like this.
A:Can you play football?
B:No,I can’t.
A:You can’t play football? You are Brazilian!
Well, I’m from Brazil and I can’t play football. I don’t even like it lol
I’m sorry, we’re going to have to revoke your Brazilian citizenship. Please send your passport in the mail. :P
Hi Ronnie
Really I did enjoy the lesson .
Thanks a lot
You are a great teacherxxx
Thank you,Ronnie
Thank you teacher.
Yes i like pizaaaaa
Thank you
But I have questions I can say that..
Do not you love me?
Does not he tell you about my story ?
Is not she go to school today ?
do u love me ? PQ سؤال عادي (هل تخبني) ؟ الغرض منه الاستفهام
don’t u love me ? NQ سؤال منفي (ألا تحبني) ؟ الغرض منه التعجب
Hello Ronnie
I’m from Brazil and i do not like football ^^
Thanks. Ronnie. It’s a very useful lesson.I got 100 marks in quiz.
Thank you so much dear Ronnie
Thank you Ronnie, I´m from Brazil and of course, I can play soccer…..kkkkkk
88, Very useful lesson thanks Ronnie.
Im from Brazil and i don’t play football. lol
Thnks Ronnie…its a very useful lesson..:)
Thank you…. I got 100% in quiz.
Really , I like your lesson ♡
You are great
Thanks Ronnie, I got 100 but I’m still confused, I don’t know why, I just finished my english course but I can’t keep a conversation going, Gramatically I’m the best but speaking I’m a total mess :( please give me an advice to get better on this. I’ll apreciate your time.
I got 7 correct out of 8.
:)
I got 100%
Thanks Mrs.Ronnie
I got 8 out of 8 thank you Ronnie for your lesson :)
I got 7 correct out of 8.
:) thank nyou Ronnie :-)
Thank you Ronnie. That was a great lesson. You are my favorite teacher here in engvid. :))
great Miss Ronnie :D
You are crazy Ronnie but I liked you!
thank you teacher.
I’v got 100% thank u . u r a great teacher
Ronnie is realy the best teacher here (y)
Thank you
Thank you, Ronnie! Oh, by the way, I’m from Brazil and I can’t play football! :P
hahahahha…… :D
Thank you Ronnie! it’s really a good lesson! God bless you :)
Shouldn’t I give this site up?
;)just kidding
It’s such a useful lesson, and you Ronnie you’re the best teacher ever :D
Can I ask you a question, please?
I’m quite confused about this structure [Subject+ to be verb+about+….]. Can you tell me what it exactly means?
Best regard
I would have to say that I love your teaching style.It makes me understand the lesson better by watching your facial expressions.
:D
You are the best …. I love yours vídeos. Very fun!
nice job
thank u
my best tecer ronnie
that’s awesome Ronnie
Thank you, Ronnie ^_________^
my best teacher… online thank you for all ronnie….
Ronnie, thanks a lot!
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In my own language, Japanese, negative questions are exceedingly confusing. People often say, “No, I like it.” You really know that because you were in Japan.
Ok, 88 %. Thanks Ronnie.
100% thanks Ronnie!
^_^
100% :D Thanks teacher. Answering “no” to the negative question restates the asker’s surprise. For example: Aren’t you hungry? If you’re not hungry, the answer should be “No, I’m not hungry”; otherwise, “Yes, I’m hungry.”
thanks si much teacher!!!! your acting while you were teaching made me happy XD
i got 88%
thanks Ronnie
thank you.
thank you my .t.ronnie
Thanks for the lesson!
It was great otherwise you’re awesome! Ronnie
Ronnie you’re great…. thanks for the lesson
First of all tanx. second : Way some times when I answered some questions in your quiz correctly I see my correct answer exchanged to false answer?
third this accident happened to me several times by the way I’m sure about it. please investigate it.
really is very difficult to understand, but I’ll to study more. Thanks
Would tell me what is meaning of don’t be chicken..
You are great, Ronnie!
ronnie you’re my favorite teacher at all
Thank you Ronnie you are great!!
Thanks for the informations… Don´t you like to teach English?
Hello Ronnie,
I am your new student and enjoying alot your whole lessons,
Thanks for being
Hello Ronnie
You are a good teacher ……..and funny class also
THANKS A LOT
thanks Ronnie. now i learned how to use negative question.
Thank you
thank you Ronnie.
I got 7 out of 8
Thanks Ronnie : )
Thanks Ronnie really it was a good épisode
thank u ronnie.
Thank you Ronnie for the knowledge.
this lesson is useful
I love your lesson. 100%
thank you
Thanks Ronnie, I like the way you teach. You are cool and funny, love that! ^_^
i like this
Thank you Ronnie you are the best.
I had this question for a really long time . Thanks for this lesson and Ronnie !
thanks darling l understand easyly
Thanks Ronnie!
I’m from BRASIL I can play football. and I get 8 correct out of 8. Thanks Ron.
Sometimes I will use a negative question. Maybe I should try to avoid it.
hi guys if someone wants to practice ingles just call me my Skype is fred.martinez38
thanks Ronnie :)
Hi Ronnie , thanks a lot , talking about a lot when we say A lot with a and when we remove this A ??
I was thinking , maybe because of the singular and plural thing , is it right ?? when is it singular we add a , and when is it plural we remove it ?? I am confused now
2. When is it good to ask a negative question?
– On Sundays night
Thanks a lot Ronnie
it’s really confusing grammar item
but it’s funny
yes, I am from Brazil and I can´t play football!! lol … good Lesson Ronnie! Thanks!
I Really Can NOT understand this!!!
Love your lesson!!!
Thank you Ronnie you are the best and your lessons very useful
Ronnie is an awesome teacher! i adore her soo much. im in love with her entertaining and at the same time really educational and interesting methods of teaching (imagine her reading this and yelling ‘hell yeah!’)
i’m really open to everyone and everything, sp if anyone here wants to chat , excercise their english, improve their level etc.. => leave a comment and we can cooperate together in the english learning process.
I got 100, thanks Ronnie you’re a great teacher, greetings from Venezuela..
yeayyyy i got 100 again…i love the way you teaching Ronnie….thanks a lot
Hi, Ronnie! I like play footboll!!
You are right, teacher Roonie. Not all brazilians know how to play soccer very well. It’s a common sense about people of our country. But it’s true that the children start playing soccer on the streets or in the schools very early, as well as start practicing any martial art. Thanks for the lesson.
Very useful lesson , thank you teacher Roonie
Thanks Ronnie.
That was useful
I was got 5 correct out of 8
Negaative questions works basically the same way in brazilian portuguese. It’s a bit confusing. I got 7 correct out of 8, not too bad!
Thanks 7/8…
i got 8/8
thank u Ronnie I got 75 point but I’m confused I want pizza
I GOT 8/8 THANKS RONNIE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH !
Notice : my insagram nick name is : ZemoQ
Hi Ronni
Thanks a lot
Thanks Ronnie, got 88%.
Very good Ronnie, easy to understand!
Thank u!
i play football always when i have free time :) great lesson.
only 63
but I trying again and agane and agane
(I from Ukraine)
Ronnie you best!
Thank u!you are the best.
Thanks
Thank you
Thanks
Thank you, Ronnie! I got 8 correct out of 8…
I got 8/8 :) thank you roonie but sometimes we need *subtitles*it will be helpful..
I thinks what is the answer is negative too, you´ve answer “yes” for to be agree whit the negation. ¿That Right?
Thank you Ronnie!
It´s too confuse to understand that. Roonie, even though I live in Brazil, I don’t play footbal.
When is it good to ask a negative question?
– Tuesdays!
“When is it good to ask negative questions?” Why, tuesdays, of course!
everybody knows that the Sunday it is the day to make negative questions
Yes 8 from 8 wooooow thanks ronnie
thanks ronnie
Yes,I’ve got a perfect scores.thanku
8. – “Aren’t you thirsty?”
– “Yes, I am.”
– “No, I am.”
What is that ?!! it is the same for me, both of it is a right answer, we can say ” yes,I am.” if I am thirsty and “no,I am.” if I am thirsty too.
Negative question is so bad to understand that means
,any way i love U Ronnie <3
Thanks
thanks you ronnie!
Thank you very much for answering these confusing questions. I have a problem as the questions that are asked that “Weren’t there a lot of female teacher back then, were there?”
I would answer “No, there really weren’t.”
or “Yes, there weren’t.”
hello,thank you for your teaching.you are one of the best teachers i have ever seen. there,s some mistake in this video, suprise should be corrected to surprise…thank you
thanks you ronnie endlessly .i got 6 out of 8
thanks a lot
Thanks …..
You have a nice way in teaching .
Thanks a lot, Ronnie. This question has confused me a long time.
thank you:)
Thanks Ronnie!
very good Ronnie i like your way so much :)
This class help me solve the puzzle which have been annoying me for years…
Why it can’t manifest the video
Thanks alot
Thanks Ronnie! I understand all with you..
I have get :D
Thanks a lot Ronnie I got 8 out of 8
Thank you. I got 8 out of 8.
i got full marks in quiz thanks!! ronnie
Thanks Ronnie I like learning English with you..
i like your lessons Ronnie!! thanks
Hi M.rs Ronnie you are excellent teacher!!! thanks
4. ___________ you like pizza?
Why Ronnie Don’t correct
Aren’t incorrect
Thanks
finally i got 100%/100%..
which seems to b im understanding the things which have been explained.
Aren’t u confident?
Yes, i’m confident.
Thank you:)
Ronnie, Thank you.
Thanks very much
Ronnie
You got 8 correct out of 8.
As you said
I got 100
Thanks Mrs.Ronnie.
roooniiiie wouldn’t you come visit us in morocco ^^ ?
Two typos found
1. aren’t …..(X)
Aren’t……(O)
2.
No= Suprise (X)
No= Surprise (O)
thank you. I’ve got 8 out of 8
I do not ask negative questions but people around me have been asking me in a kind different way.
To be honest I am not sure if the below question is one of the negative questions. Anyone could help? Thank you.
Why don’t we go down to the lake?
No, I would like to go to the shop on the 2nd floor.
Yes, let go to the lake.
Is this making sense?
thank you ,Ronnie
8/8! Wonderful! Negative questions quiz is my largest confusing thing when I studied at university.
8/8
thanks a lot, Mrs.Ronnie
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21 Dec 2o21:)