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ones.

> 授業があるんじゃない?
>
> 授業がない?

  1. Isn't there a class?
  2. There is no class?

Seems similar to me.
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Negative questions : Normal Vs Explanation seeking
授業があるんじゃない？ This would be said by your roomate who knows for sure that you
have a class that given day, to you, who are still in your pajamas despite the
class starting soon. (This ん is tricky. If you simply asked 授業があるの？then such
nuance would not be included, and it would be a simple question: "Do we have a
class today?"). Therefore the above could be translated as, "You do have a
class today, right?".

授業がない？ This is just a simple question. You came to the classroom late, yet the
teacher has not arrived yet. You ask one of the classmates, "(So) there is no
class?".
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