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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Tag questions.
Who can help me put the right tag questions into the following sentences? Thanks.
1. We know that it is very important, _____?
A) isn't it?
B) don't we?
2. I believe that he was my best friend, ____?
A) didn't I?
B) wasn't he?
Please explain why as well.
LCChang
1. We know that it is very important, _____?
A) isn't it?
B) don't we?
2. I believe that he was my best friend, ____?
A) didn't I?
B) wasn't he?
Please explain why as well.
LCChang
Top answer
Hi, LCChang 1. We know that it is very important, B) don't we. When we form tag questions, it’s important to recognize the subject noun, modal words (if any used) and the verb.
- Hi, LCChang 1.
- We know that it is very important, B) don't we.
- When we form tag questions, it’s important to recognize the subject noun, modal words (if any used) and the verb.
- If the first part of the tag question is positive, the tag to follow must be negative.
- e.
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Hi, LCChang
1. We know that it is very important, B) don't we.
When we form tag questions, it’s important to recognize the subject noun, modal words (if any used) and the verb. If the first part of the tag question is positive, the tag to follow must be negative. i.e. “you do understand that, d
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1. We know that it is very important, _____?
A) isn't it?
B) don't we?
Normally, A, but B is also used. B would be used when #1 has the feeling of "We do know that it is very important, _____?" That is, when the question is intended to be emphatic.
A) isn't it?
B) don't we?
Normally, A, but B is also used. B would be used when #1 has the feeling of "We do know that it is very important, _____?" That is, when the question is intended to be emphatic.
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#2 is just a very odd question.
I suppose if you have amnesia, and someone refers to your childhood friend and says "You know who John is, don't you?" you could say "I believe he was my best friend, wasn't he?"... but I'm having a hard time trying to come up with other examples of when you could use that.
With #1, "isn't it" sounds more natural. If you use the "don't we," it sou
I suppose if you have amnesia, and someone refers to your childhood friend and says "You know who John is, don't you?" you could say "I believe he was my best friend, wasn't he?"... but I'm having a hard time trying to come up with other examples of when you could use that.
With #1, "isn't it" sounds more natural. If you use the "don't we," it sou
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And yet, "You know this is very important to me, don't you?" is quite common.
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Yes, it's that "we" that sounds patronizing. We know we're not supposed to color on the walls, don't we? We know we're not supposed to hit our sister, don't we?
In contrast to:
We're all in agreement that this will be our first priority, aren't we?
In contrast to:
We're all in agreement that this will be our first priority, aren't we?
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