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Regarding tag questions Please help
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janaesl
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Regarding tag questions Please help
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Can somebody tell me which of the answer is correct. Is there only one answer correct or there are more than one correct answers.
Sara comes late, doesn �t she?
( Yes she does / No she doesn �t / Yes she is )
I need urgent reply |
10 Jun 2009
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serene
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Hi janaesl
Grammatically the first two are correct. The third is wrong.
As to whether the answer is yes or no, it depends on what the person who replies believes about Sarah.
Hope it helps. |
10 Jun 2009
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Logos
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The initial statement is a little strange. More natural would be �Sara is late, isn �t she �.
But to answer your question for this specific sentence then there are two correct answers
Yes she does
No she doesn �t
The reply �Yes she is � is totally wrong |
10 Jun 2009
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naj07
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hi. I think that this is a question tag like: Sara is pretty, isn �t she? and this doesn �t need an answer but if you want a question and answer you should say: Does Sara come late? and the answers will be: yes, she does or yes, she comes late or no, she doesn �t or no, she doesn �t come late. I hope I helped |
10 Jun 2009
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serene
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Logos is right. Does the initial statement mean that Sara is usually late or does it mean she is late now? |
10 Jun 2009
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