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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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It is true that Sam told a lie, ___ ___?

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00Which is the correct answer to the above question, 01i00isn't it 02i00or 01i00didn't he02i00?0-
  

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0It is true that Sam told a lie,01font 00 isn't it? 02font 0-

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0It is true that Sam told a lie,01font00 isn't it? Always look at the main verb.02font0-
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0 I think the "official" tag would be as Doll answered, but in fact, in conversation, you'll hear both. 0-
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01cite10Doll12cite11font10 Always look at the main verb.12font12br
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0 I think GG's reply reflects the reality: many times, during speech, you don't have the time to analyze and to find which is the main verb. 0-
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0 Yes, Marius and GG are right.I was thinking on this subject and found that it will reallybe hard to understand the main verb in a conversation:DBut, at any rate if you have an exam,choose the offical form. 0-
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0 It is true that he told a lie, isn't it? ---> isn't it true?02br
00It is true that he told a lie, didn't he? ---> didn't he tell a lie?02br
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00I never consider the main verb, I don't even know what a main verb is. I just use question tags according to what I want to stress. I don't know if I'm wrong, but I think it works, doesn't it? (and not "don't I"
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