{"id":5891,"date":"2024-04-10T00:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=5891"},"modified":"2024-04-10T00:49:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T00:49:02","slug":"strengthening-questions-and-negative-statements-with-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/strengthening-questions-and-negative-statements-with-at-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Questions and Negative Statements with \"At All\""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/strengthening-questions-and-negative-statements-with-at-all\/#Negative_statements\" >Negative statements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/strengthening-questions-and-negative-statements-with-at-all\/#Questions\" >Questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/strengthening-questions-and-negative-statements-with-at-all\/#Responses\" >Responses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-grammar\/strengthening-questions-and-negative-statements-with-at-all\/#Wrap-up\" >Wrap-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>\"At all\" is a quick and effective way to add emphasis to statements and questions. It's also something that many English students never learn in classes or textbooks even though it's common in daily conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students aiming for English fluency will definitely need to be familiar with this grammar point. To help you explain it to them, this article will present the basics as well as a collection of examples for you to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Negative_statements\"><\/span><strong>Negative statements<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"A very foggy highway that is almost completely empty of cars\" class=\"wp-image-5943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-3.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-3-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-3-840x560.jpeg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt all\u201d is used in two major ways, both of which <strong>add emphasis<\/strong>. The first use we\u2019ll look at is in negative statements. Look at this example:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">I don't like green tea.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This statement is clear and direct. But what about the following one?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">I don't like green tea <strong>at all<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the first example, it\u2019s possible the speaker drinks green tea occasionally, even if it\u2019s not their favorite drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But adding \u201cat all\u201d to the end gives the statement a much stronger feeling. In the second example, it sounds as if the speaker will never drink green tea if they have the choice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">It was so foggy, we couldn't see anything <strong>at all<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here, the extra emphasis from \"at all\" emphasizes how little the speaker could see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to point out that \"at all\" is only used in sentences with a <strong>negative form of a verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means a statement such as \u201cI hate horror movies at all\u201d is incorrect; even though the feeling of the sentence is negative (hate), the verb is in the positive form. The proper way to express this idea is \"I <em>don't like<\/em> horror movies at all.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some other examples:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">We <em>don't eat <\/em>meat at all.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">They <strong><em>won't listen<\/em><\/strong> at all.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">At the karaoke bar, he <strong><em>didn't sing<\/em><\/strong> at all.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, although it is used in negative statements, the statement can still have a positive meaning. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">I have no problem at all recommending Miles for the job.<\/strong><div class=\"unified-sentences-content\">= I recommend Miles 100%.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here, the speaker is expressing how much they think Miles would be good for the job; they can recommend him with no hesitation. Here's another example:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">We didn't have any trouble at all finding the hotel.<\/strong><div class=\"unified-sentences-content\">= We had no trouble finding the hotel.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Be sure to demonstrate to students that \u201cat all\u201d can sometimes be used in the middle of a statement instead of at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">I didn't sleep on the flight <strong>at all<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">I didn't sleep <strong>at all<\/strong> on the flight.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The only place it cannot go is at the beginning of a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions\"><\/span><strong>Questions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-4.jpeg\" alt=\"A man looking through a box of books in an outdoor market\" class=\"wp-image-5944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-4.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-4-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-4-768x521.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The other main way of using \u201cat all\u201d is in questions. Just like above, it adds emphasis. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">You didn't buy anything at the market?<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is a basic question. The following example, however, sounds stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">You didn't buy anything at all at the market?<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This stronger question <strong>includes a nuance of surprise<\/strong>; the speaker is looking for confirmation that their friend really bought nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is another pair of questions to compare:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Did she say anything?<\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-sentences block-align-none\"><strong class=\"unified-sentences-title\">Did she say anything at all?<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Again, the second example is more intense. Similar to before, it may imply surprise, or it may signal that the speaker <strong>wants or needs information badly<\/strong>, even if it's only something small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Responses\"><\/span><strong>Responses<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-5.jpeg\" alt=\"A man and a woman sitting next to each other in a casual bar\" class=\"wp-image-5945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-5.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-5-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-5-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-5-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/03\/27010220\/image-5-840x560.jpeg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt all\u201d can also be used as a response to a question. This usage confirms something that was previously said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It needs to be <strong>used along with a negative word<\/strong>, which depends on what the speaker is responding to.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141547\/avatar_6.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Max<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Did you have trouble finding our house?<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141747\/avatar_30.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Lola<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Not at all. \/ None at all.<\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-more-content\">= I didn't have any trouble.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141719\/avatar_26.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Bobby<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">You didn\u2019t buy anything from the store?<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141702\/avatar_23.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Billie<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Nothing at all.<\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-more-content\">= I didn't buy anything.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141826\/avatar_33.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Sam<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Do you mind if I sit here?<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141743\/avatar_29.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Jun<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Not at all.<\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-more-content\">= I don't mind. \/ Please sit!<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap-up\"><\/span><strong>Wrap-up<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, we don't need \"at all\" to form questions and negative statements. But if students want to add a little extra impact to what they say, it's the perfect tool for the job.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's likely that some students will be confused at first with the structure and usage, particularly with using a negative form to communicate a positive message. So be sure to give them plenty of opportunity to try it out for themselves in a lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"At all\" is a quick and effective way to add emphasis to statements and questions. 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