In English, the answer to a yes/no question does not change if the question becomes negative.
So the answer to these three questions should be the same:
Are you stupid? | No, I’m not. |
You’re stupid, aren’t you? | No, I’m not. |
You aren’t stupid, are you? | No, I’m not. |
Examples
Wrong | Right |
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“You’re not stupid, are you? “Yes, I’m not.” | “You’re not stupid, are you? “No, I’m not.” |
“You’re not a monkey, are you?” “Yes, I’m not.” | “You’re not a monkey, are you?” “No, I’m not.” |
“You didn’t eat my cake, did you?” “Yes, I didn’t.” | “You didn’t eat my cake, did you?” “No, I didn’t.” |
“You weren’t reading that, were you?” “No, I was.” | “You weren’t reading that, were you?” “Yes, I was.” |