1) Which of the following negated forms does NOT occur in the corpus? (a) oughtn't (b) willn't (c) mayn't
(a)
(b)
(c)

2) Which of the following negated forms occurs most commonly in the corpus? (a) oughtn't (b) daren't (c) mightn't
(a)
(b)
(c)

3) Is the form "mustn't" or "must not" most commonly used in the corpus?
mustn't
must not
they are equally common

4) Search for "mustn't"; how many times has it been used in one of the non-fiction categories of "lay", "popn" or "tech"?
0
3
9

5) Search for "must not"; how many times has it been used in one of the non-fiction categories of "lay", "popn" or "tech"?
177
slightly less than half of the occurrences
slightly more than half of the occurrences
0

6) Is the negated form of the marginal modal "dare" (i.e. "daren't") ever followed by a to infinitive in the corpus?
yes, in two cases
no, never
yes, always

7) Is the negated form of the marginal modal "need" (i.e. "needn't") ever followed by a to infinitive in the corpus?
yes, in one case
no, never
yes, always

8) As tag questions, is (a) "won't you", (b) "will you not" the more popular choice in the corpus, or has (c) neither been used as a tag question?
(a) is the more popular
(b) is the more popular
(c) neither has been used as a tag question