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Negation & Questions
Forming negative sentences and yes/no and Wh- questions using do, does, is, and are
do not / don't
I don't like coffee / You don't eat meat / They don't agree
DOH-nt
does not / doesn't
She doesn't like coffee / He doesn't work here — not "don't"
DUZ-nt
is not / isn't
It isn't raining / She isn't home / He isn't ready
IZ-nt
are not / aren't
They aren't ready / We aren't late / You aren't listening
AR-nt
Do you...?
Do you like pizza? / Do they live here? — auxiliary comes first
Does she/he/it...?
Does she speak English? / Does it work? — no -s on main verb
Is it...? / Are they...?
Is it cold? / Are they coming? / Are you ready? — invert subject and verb
What / Where / When / Why / How
What is this? / Where do you live? / How are you?
wot / wair / wen / why / how
Question word order
Wh-word + auxiliary + subject + verb: Where do you live?
Short answers: Yes, I do / No, I don't
Do you like this? — Yes, I do / No, I don't — never just "Yes" or "No"
