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Anny Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

How to answer a tag question.

How should we answer a tag question?

For example: The real situation: May is tall.

1. May is tall, isn't she?

2. May isn't tall, is she?

Do those questions have the same answer? (Yes, she is) because I heard that tag question answer should reflect the real situation?

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Another way of looking at it: use the form (tense, negative/affirmative, etc.) as the original sentence before the tag ending.

1. Yes, she is.

2. No, she isn't.

[In some languages, the 'yes' or 'no' indicates that whatever the tag says is true or not. This can be very confusing if the first language and the target language differ.]
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Thank you for the answer. If you don't mind, can you please give me more examples
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Philip2. No, she isn't.
But in the example given, Mary is tall. How would you answer "Mary isn't tall, is she?" given that Mary is actually tall?
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AnonymousNo, she is.
That might work with a certain inflection,
but I believe most native speakers would say,
"Yes, she is," or even "Oh yes, she is!" with a contradictory inflection.
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Example:

1.you have been a class officer before
answer:haven't you?

2.you are willing to be a class officer
answer :aren't you?

1.you haven't been a class officer before
answer:have you?

2.you aren't willing to be a class officer
answer:are you?

THANK YOU AND *** BLESS!!
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I think the two questions should have the same answer(yes she is) but I 'm not sure if that is the correct answer for the second question. Please help me.my name is Rosemary
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