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Kook j Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Question tags

Hi.

Is it okay to add question tags like below in the sentences including prefix non- ?

He's a non-smoker, is he? (Is he a smoker?)

He's a non-smoker, isn't he? (Isn't he a non-smoker?)

Thank you in advance.
  

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Is it okay to add question tags like below in the sentences including prefix non- ? Yes. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Is it okay to add question tags like below in the sentences including prefix non- ?
  • Yes.
  • CJ
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Is it okay to add question tags like below in the sentences including prefix non- ?

Yes.

CJ
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kook jHe's a non-smoker, is he? (Is he a smoker?)
He's a non-smoker, isn't he? (Isn't he a non-smoker?)
Tags are OK, but I wouldn't have assumed that "He's a non-smoker, is he?" meant he was a smoker. It means, at least to me, that he's a non-smoker.

Consider: "So..." tap, tap, tap of the boss's finger on the desk. "He's a non-smoker, is he? Well
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Thank you very much CJ for your help.
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Thank you Josh for your explanation.

JoshStafford Tags are OK, but I wouldn't have assumed that "He's a non-smoker, is he?" meant he was a smoker. It means, at least to me, that he's a non-smoker.[/quoteI thought the same way. Perhaps I would use [right? ] instead if possible.
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