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Originally Posted by Lina Hello
I'd like to ask about negative question using "can."
#1 Can't Jane ski well?
#2 Cannot Jane ski well?
I think you usually use #1, but do you use "cannot" like #2? I wonder if you use "cannot" at the beginning of a sentence.
Thank you.
Lina |
The first sentence with "can't" is correct, but technically "not" should be closer to "ski". One can't separate the contraction.
In the second sentence, one must separate "can" from "not": Can Jane not ski well? :wink: