RULES FOR
QUESTION TAGS:
8) Negative words imply positive tags.
Words like no one, nobody, few, little are considered negative, so use a positive tag.
Example: No one came, did they?
Let's see usage of question tags in some sentences.
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SENTENCE 43:
You must be quiet.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
You must be quiet, mustn't you?
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SENTENCE 44:
They have been waiting for hours.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
They have been waiting for hours, haven't they?
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SENTENCE 45:
Don't open the door.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
Don't open the door, will you?
RULES:
Imperative sentences (commands or requests) use question tags to seek agreement or confirmation. Sentence is negative, so positive question tag.
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SENTENCE 46:
Everybody is here.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
Everybody is here, aren't they?
RULES:
Everybody indicates many people. The meaning of the sentence implies 'All of them are here' or 'They are here'. Sentence is negative, so question tag is positive.
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SENTENCE 47:
He hadn't eaten anything.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
He hadn't eaten anything, had he?
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SENTENCE 48:
That is your car.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
That is your car, isn't it?
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VISIT: Question Tags Set 9