Answer this question in a clear way: Would you mind if I eat the last slice of cake?
No, you can have it. // Yes, you already had three slices!
Change this statement into a negative question: You should wash your hands before you start eating.
Aren’t you going to wash your hands before you start eating?
Change this statement into a negative question: I thought you told me that Aunt Mildred was coming next week, not this week.
Didn’t you say Aunt Mildred was coming next week, not this week?
Answer this question in a clear way: Do you think our boss would mind if I go pick up my son from school? He has a stomachache.
No, as long as you tell her it should be fine. // Yes, she is very strict about that kind of thing.
Change this statement into a negative question: I thought it was going to rain today.
Wasn’t it going to rain today?
Change this statement into a negative question: You should have fed the dog already.
Haven’t you fed the dog already?
Answer this question in a clear way: Would you mind if I take this chair?
No, nobody is using it. // Yes, my friend is using it; she’s in the bathroom.
Answer this question in a clear way: Would your dad mind if we come home after midnight?
No, he wouldn’t care. // Yes, we would get in big trouble!