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Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

few, tag questions

1. There are few students in the classroom, ____ there?
(A) are (B) aren't
2. There are a few students in the classroom, ____ there?
(A) are (B) aren't
3. There are only a few students in the classroom, ____ there?
(A) are (B) aren't
4. There are quite a few students in the classroom, ____ there?
(A) are (B) aren't
What are the answers to the above four questions?
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Thank you very much for your reply.
  

Top answer

Teo 1. There are few students in the classroom, __ there? (A) are (B) aren't 2.

— Optilang

  • Teo 1.
  • There are few students in the classroom, __ there?
  • (A) are (B) aren't 2.
  • There are a few students in the classroom, __ there?
  • (A) are (B) aren't 3.
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Teo1. There are few students in the classroom, __ there?
(A) are (B) aren't
2. There are a few students in the classroom, __ there?
(A) are (B) aren't
3. There are only a few students in the classroom, __ there?
(A) are (B) aren't
4. There are quite a few students in the classroom, __ there?
(A) are (B) aren't
What are the answers to the abo
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http://www.english-test.net/forum/sutra96036.html#96036

In each one, either word can be used.

Why not have a look at this, especially the "Same-way question tags "section?

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Although positive statement, positive tag can be used to express surprise or even a threat, it's FAR less common than postive statement, negative tag.
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1. aren't
2. aren't
3. aren't
4. aren't
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There are several adverbs and determiners which are negative in meaning but not in form. They include: seldom, rarely; scarcely, hardly, barely; little, few (in contrast to the positive a little and a few) They can effect clause negation: for example sentences in which they appear generally require a positive tag question.

1. There are few
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Both of those should also take "aren't."
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Thank you very much, Grammar Greek.

How about the following questions? (Quoted from Ho's Complete English Grammar, a very popular grammar book in Taiwan)

1. He has few (few=not many) good reasons for doing so, ____ he?

(A) has (B) hasn't

The answer is A. Do you agree?

2. You have very little (littl
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TeoThank you very much, Grammar Greek.

How about the following questions? (Quoted from Ho's Complete English Grammar, a very popular grammar book in Taiwan)

1. He has few (few=not many) good reasons for doing so, ____ he?

(A) has (B) hasn't

The answer is A. Do you agree?

2.
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Non-negative tags are used after sentences containing negative words like never, no, nobody, hardly, scarcely, and little.
There's little we can do about it, is there?
(page 470, Practical English Usage, by Michael Swan)

Isn't "few" a negative word?
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There is one answer at the above four question tag, "B" is the answer for "There are few students in the classroom, aren't there?

jay
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