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Great Doubt

Etche
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Great Doubt
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PLease can you help me with this...
What �s the question tag for this sentence?....
Somebody broke into you house...
Thanks in advanced!!!!!!!!!!! |
9 Sep 2009
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wilwarin32
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Somebody broke into your house, didn �t they?
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9 Sep 2009
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miss.cecilia
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I agree with wilwarin32
When no one, somebody, something, etc is the subject in the statement, we use "it" in the tag to refer to something or nothing and "they" in the tag to refer to "someone or nobody".
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9 Sep 2009
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Blackjack
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Yeah that is the correct answer: didn �t they??
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9 Sep 2009
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Blackjack
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- Somebody told you the news, didn �t they? - Quelqu �un vous a racont� la nouvelle, n �est-ce pas ?
- Nobody could answer that question, could they? - Personne ne pourrait r�pondre � cette question, n �est-ce pas ?
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9 Sep 2009
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Eduardoes
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That�s right : Didn�t They??? is the correct tag question
REMEMBER : Somebody/someone and something refer to people or things whose identity is not known or is not being revealed. |
9 Sep 2009
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storyteller
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Somebody broke into the house , did �t they ? |
9 Sep 2009
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gitasiva
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Somebody broke into your house, didn �t they? |
9 Sep 2009
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joy2bill
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Correct me if I �m wrong all grammar experts but don �t you use "didn �t he, she, they" after a verb in the simple past?
Cheers Joy |
9 Sep 2009
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