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Adonis1013 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The usage of tag question.

Hello,



I am confused with tag question. The man used (1) affirmative simple present tense. The woman should use negative form in response to the man’s statement? I don’t understand why the woman said “Do you” in this short conversation. However, the (2) follow the rule of tag question . It starts with affirmative sentence and end by the negative form (doesn’t it)

1. Man: I love this kind of hip-hop.

Woman: Do you?



2. The food smells good, doesn't it?





Thanks,
  

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The woman's response is not really a normal tag. It is a more emphatic tag that might otherwise look like this: You love this kind of hip-hop, do you? This type of tag question is of a different attitude and indicates that the woman finds it a little hard to believe or she is fairly surprised.

— Englishmaven

  • The woman's response is not really a normal tag.
  • It is a more emphatic tag that might otherwise look like this: You love this kind of hip-hop, do you?
  • This type of tag question is of a different attitude and indicates that the woman finds it a little hard to believe or she is fairly surprised.
  • Normally, the tag is attached to the sentence: You love this kind of hip-hop, don't you?
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The woman's response is not really a normal tag. It is a more emphatic tag that might otherwise look like this:

You love this kind of hip-hop, do you?

This type of tag question is of a different attitude and indicates that the woman finds it a little hard to believe or she is fairly surprised. Normally, the tag is attached to the sentence:

You love this kind of hip-hop,
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