黃岡方言中與不「V不VP」相關的句式有「VP不、VP不+語氣詞、VP唄」等。這些句式在黃岡市所轄紅安、黃梅、團風等縣市區方言中存在的數量不一，反映出「不」演變為語氣詞「唄」的語法化過程，構成了「肯定否定參半的反復問句→偏於肯定的反復問句→是非問句」這樣一條漸變的鏈條，是漢語史上此類句式演變的投影。而由「V有VP」省略構成的「VP有」，則沒有發生進一步的演變。

There are some patterns in Huanggang 黃岡 Sdialect that are related to the “V+ bu (不) + VP” pattern in standard Mandarin. These include “VP+ ‘bu’(不),” “VP+ bu (不) + modal particle,” and “VP + bei (唄, a modal particle).” Such patterns appear with different degrees of frequency in Hongan 紅安, Huangmei 黃梅, and Tuanfeng 團風 (counties under Huanggang’s jurisdiction). This reflects the grammatical process of “bu”(不) changing into “bei,” forming a chain of “half-negative and half-affirmative repetition questions→affirmative-leaning repetition questions→yes-no questions.” This is also a reflection of pattern transformation in Chinese linguistic history. However, the “VP+mao (有)” pattern that is abbreviated from the “V+mao (有)+ Vp” pattern does not have such changes.