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Fix typo; add "*" to emphasise incorrect form
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edit approved Apr 18, 2016 at 22:55
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Do you not think it has made our lives better?

Don't you think it has made our lived better? It's incorrect to say "Do not you...?"

Do you not think it has made our lives better?

Don't you think it has made our lives better? It's incorrect to say "*Do not you...?"

These sentences are negative questions. The former is uncontracted, which is formed by beginning the sentence with "auxiliary + subject + not", whereas the latter is contracted, which begins with "auxiliary + n't + subject". Both the types are grammatically correct. The only difference is that the former is formal. On the other hand, the latter is more usual and used in formal and informal English.

Do you not think it has made our lives better?

Don't you think it has made our lived better? It's incorrect to say "Do not you...?"

These sentences are negative questions. The former is uncontracted, which is formed by beginning the sentence with "auxiliary + subject + not", whereas the latter is contracted, which begins with "auxiliary + n't + subject". Both the types are grammatically correct. The only difference is that the former is formal. On the other hand, the latter is more usual and used in formal and informal English.

Do you not think it has made our lives better?

Don't you think it has made our lives better? It's incorrect to say "*Do not you...?"

These sentences are negative questions. The former is uncontracted, which is formed by beginning the sentence with "auxiliary + subject + not", whereas the latter is contracted, which begins with "auxiliary + n't + subject". Both the types are grammatically correct. The only difference is that the former is formal. On the other hand, the latter is more usual and used in formal and informal English.

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Do you not think it has made our lives better?

Don't you think it has made our lived better? It's incorrect to say "Do not you...?"

These sentences are negative questions. The former is uncontracted, which is formed inby beginning the construct ofsentence with "auxiliary + subject + not", whereas the latter is contracted, which is formed in the pattern ofbegins with "auxiliary + 'ntn't + subject". Both the types are grammatically correct. The only difference is that the former type is formal. On the other hand, the latter is more usual and used in formal and informal English.

Do you not think it has made our lives better?

Don't you think it has made our lived better? It's incorrect to say "Do not you...?"

These sentences are negative questions. The former is uncontracted, which is formed in the construct of "auxiliary + subject + not", whereas the latter is contracted, which is formed in the pattern of "auxiliary + 'nt + subject". Both the types are grammatically correct. The only difference is that the former type is formal. On the other hand, the latter is more usual and used in formal and informal English.

Do you not think it has made our lives better?

Don't you think it has made our lived better? It's incorrect to say "Do not you...?"

These sentences are negative questions. The former is uncontracted, which is formed by beginning the sentence with "auxiliary + subject + not", whereas the latter is contracted, which begins with "auxiliary + n't + subject". Both the types are grammatically correct. The only difference is that the former is formal. On the other hand, the latter is more usual and used in formal and informal English.

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Khan
Khan
  • 27.3k
  • 1
  • 29
  • 50

Do you not think it has made our lives better?

Don't you think it has made our lived better? It's incorrect to say "Do not you...?"

These sentences are negative questions. The former is uncontracted, which is formed in the construct of "auxiliary + subject + not", whereas the latter is contracted, which is formed in the pattern of "auxiliary + 'nt + subject". Both the types are grammatically correct. The only difference is that the former type is formal. On the other hand, the latter is more usual and used in formal and informal English.