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tag question

nurealam
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tag question
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what is the correct tag question of the following
Every mother loves her child, don �t they?
or,
Every mother loves her child, doesn �t she?
please help me with reference
nurealam
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7 Nov 2009
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eng789
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doesn �t she - would be the correct answer. |
7 Nov 2009
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Kate (kkcat)
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I agree - doesn �t she is the correct one
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7 Nov 2009
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abaza
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As kate said doesn �t she is the correct one.
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7 Nov 2009
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Pam_D
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Shouldn �t be �,don �t they � the correct one?
After singular words (related to people) like anybody, everyone, nobody, no-one, everybody, someone, etc., we normally use the pronoun they in tag questions.
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7 Nov 2009
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