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I don't think that anyone of your friends will be able to work in such a terrible condition, .........?A) won't theyB) do youC) will heD) don't IE) will theyWhich do you think is correct, B or E?

Rvw · Accepted Answer

I think C is correct, and it should be any one, not anyone.  One is singular, hence "will he".

Clive · Answer

Hi,

I don't think that anyone of your friends will be able to work in such a terrible condition, .........? 'anyone of your friends' is an unnatural phrase. Natural would be 'any of your friends'

A) won't they

B) do you

C) will he

D) don't I

E) will they

Which do you think is correct, B or E? Either is correct, depending on the questioner's focus.

Best wishes, Clive

MrPedantic · Answer

It's an odd sentence. Does it mean "in such terrible working conditions", or "in such a terrible state", I wonder?

Clive · Answer

Hi,

You haven't seen my friends. They're all drunk.

Clive

CalifJim · Answer

I'd say:

I don't think that any of your friends will be able to work in such terrible conditions, will they?

Or:

I don't think that any of your friends will be able to work in such terrible conditions. Do you?

Because of the punctuation shown, I would call E the correct answer.

CJ

Diamondrg · Answer

CalifJimI'd say:

I don't think that any of your friends will be able to work in such terrible conditions, will they?

Or:

I don't think that any of your friends will be able to work in such terrible conditions. Do you?

Because of the punctuation shown, I would call E the correct answer.

CJ

thank you all. Hi, Jim. I think it is what is called "comment tag", but what about the questions below? They are from a nationwide exam in Turkey. The orginal question is from a mock exam and I think it has two correct answers as it is difficult to spot the focus as Clive suggested.

I don't think any of your friends will work in such terrible conditions, will they? (=Will they work in such terrible conditions?)

I don't think any of your friends will work in such terrible conditions, do you? (=Do you think they will work in such terrible conditions?)

Is it possible to locate the focus in the original question at all?

I have to admit, I found his argument most disturbing, ----?

A) have you
B) haven’t you
C) didn’t you
D) do you
E) don’t you

I can’t remember how many people wanted to be in
the play, ----?

A) did you

B) do they

C) can you

D) can’t I

E) didn’t they

CalifJim · Answer

Does it make any difference that the first example has an imbedded yes-no question (Will they work in such terrible conditions?), whereas the other two examples do not?

I don't write sentences like the examples you have been giving in this thread, so I don't feel competent to comment. They just seem to be incorrectly punctuated to me. At the very least a semi-colon is needed, not just a comma, if you want to ask those little tag questions -- in my opinion. I'm not the best authority on punctuation, I must admit.

CJ

Clive · Answer

Hi,

As did CJ, I have concern with the way these sentences are written. For your last two, I'd prefer to put a period, and then have the so-called tag as a short, separate question.

If I were faced with these in an exam, and forced to choose, I'd choose

I have to admit, I found his argument most disturbing, ----?

C) didn’t you

I can’t remember how many people wanted to be in
the play, ----?

C) can you

But this is very poor syntax.

Best wishes, Clive

MrPedantic · Answer

I'd vote 2 × C as well, if compelled to choose. But I'd prefer a different continuation, with those particular examples, e.g.

1. I have to admit, I found his argument most disturbing. What about you? What did you think of it?

2. I can’t remember how many people wanted to be in the play. I suppose you don't remember, do you?

MrP

Anonymous · Answer

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