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Esalim80 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Tag question

What is the right tag question for this sentence?
I believe he won't pass the test,............................?
Is it ( don't I or will he ) ?
  

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esalim80 What is the right tag question for this sentence? Only the speaker knows which clause he wants to tag, but I know of few cases where someone would question his own opinion. The following is vaguely possible.

— CalifJim

  • esalim80 What is the right tag question for this sentence?
  • Only the speaker knows which clause he wants to tag, but I know of few cases where someone would question his own opinion.
  • The following is vaguely possible.
  • I believe he won't pass the test, will he?
  • That said, it's somewhat anomalous to state a belief and then question the content of that belief.
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esalim80What is the right tag question for this sentence?
Only the speaker knows which clause he wants to tag, but I know of few cases where someone would question his own opinion. The following is vaguely possible.

I believe he won't pass the test, will he?

That said, it's somewhat anomalous to state a belief and then question the co
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If this sentence is in a test and we don't know the tester's intention. Which one will we choose?
There is one more sentence and I want the right choice for it please.
He thinks she is a doctor,......................?
Is it ( doesn't he or isn't she )?
As I heard or read when I was a student. The tag question is usually made on the main clause.
Which sentence is main and which
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esalim80As I heard or read when I was a student, the tag question is usually made on the main clause.
Then your best bet is to tag the main clause. In sentences that begin "I believe (that) ...", "I suppose (that) ...", "I think (that) ...", and so on, that first clause is the main clause, so they are tagged as follows:
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Firstly, thanks for the correction ( esalim80As I heard or read when I was a student, the tag question is usually made on the main clause.).Secondly, I appreciate your response to my enquiries.
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