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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Tag Question

Could you please help me with this one -

1.)They have a house, haven't they?

OR

They have a house, don't they?

Which one is correct?

2.)Close the door, will you?

Close the door, won't you?

I understand that both of these tags are correct for this sentence. Is there any difference in the interpretation?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

They have a house, haven't they- correct. Close the door, will you? Close the door, won't you?

— Mirabella

  • They have a house, haven't they- correct.
  • Close the door, will you?
  • Close the door, won't you?
  • Yes, both are quite correct.
  • The meanings may vary depending on the intonation.
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They have a house, haven't they- correct.

Close the door, will you?

Close the door, won't you?

Yes, both are quite correct. The meanings may vary depending on the intonation.
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Hi Anon,

You may want to do a little searching on the topic of tag questions on this site and elsewhere. While most tag questions are pretty clear, some have some grey areas.

1) As an American, I would say "They have a house, don't they?"

2) "Close the door, will you?" said in one tone of voice is just a request to close the door. Said in another tone of voice, it's a a
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AnonymousCould you please help me with this one -

1.)They have a house, haven't they?

OR

They have a house, don't they?

Which one is correct?

2.)Close the door, will you?

Close the door, won't you?

I understand that both of these tags are correct for this sentence. Is there any difference in the interpretati
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MirabellaThey have a house, haven't they- correct.

I was taught that "have" should be used in a question tag only when it serves as an auxiliary verb in the main sentence, so it should be:

They have a house, don't they?

They have
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Grammar GeekIt's less polite than "Would you please close the door.."
... although with just the right intonation, "Would you PLEASE close the door!" could simply end up sounding like an impatient demand and therefore not really polite.
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Especially if you add "and don't let it hit you on the .... on the way out!" Emotion: wink

Yes, it's really important to stress that tone
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Grammar GeekImagine "Give me the evil eye, will you?!" being phrased as a request. It would be silly.
Yet, that would be a typical tag, wouldn't it. Great example, Barb.

(I'll leave the explanation to you if anyone asks what your sentence means, though.)
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Could you please help me with this one -

1.)They have a house, haven't they? (BrE)

OR

They have a house, don't they? (AmE)

Which one is correct?

2.)Close the door, will you?

Close the door, won't you?

the first sentence is wrong. (Please see above.) Taq question is done by considering verb tense

the s
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Mirabella. Close the door, will you? Close the door, won't you? Yes, both are quite correct. The meanings may vary depending on the intonation.
They have a house, haven't they- Shouldn't it be "They have a house, don't they?"
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Grammar GeekImagine "Give me the evil eye, will you?!" being phrased as a request. It would be silly.
I think I will ask the meaning of this sentence:). Does it have a negative meaning?
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