Re: Conjunctive Inversion

Brian M. Scott wrote:

On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:30:43 GMT, Ron Hardin
<rhhardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in sci.lang:

Senior care ad on the radio

``Does your family feel overwhelmed and you're not sure where to turn?''

It's okay as assertive

Your family feels overwhelmed and you're not sure where to turn.

[...]

Maybe you can't invert do/be or assertive/nonassertive conjunctions.

Does your family feel overwhelmed, and are you not sure where to
turn?

I guess that's the best form, but poses two questions rather than
a single question about the conjunction.

There's

Is it true that your family feels overwhelmed and you're not sure where to turn?

You could go for the opposite and use Demorgan's law I guess.

--
Ron Hardin
rhhardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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