Jun 12, 2006 15:50
18 yrs ago
English term
Grandeur
interesting tag question.
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Hello,
I met this question in a test book, and I need your help to check out this sentence. All the options seem to be wrong. I think this is not literally a tag question, is it?
Question : I really think we should confront the boss with our complaints , ...... ?
a)do they
b)isn't he
c)are we
d)doesn't he
e)don't you
Thank you vey much!
I met this question in a test book, and I need your help to check out this sentence. All the options seem to be wrong. I think this is not literally a tag question, is it?
Question : I really think we should confront the boss with our complaints , ...... ?
a)do they
b)isn't he
c)are we
d)doesn't he
e)don't you
Thank you vey much!
Responses
| 4 +14 | Don't you? |
Nesrin
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| 4 | No, it's not literally a tag question. |
Richard Benham
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| 3 | shouldn't we |
Armorel Young
|
Responses
+14
6 mins
Selected
Don't you?
My first thought was to look for "shouldn't we", then I also thought all options are wrong, but I think "don't you?" works here too.
I really think...., don't you?
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-06-12 15:57:48 GMT)
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Meaning "Don't you think so to?"
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-06-12 15:58:32 GMT)
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Typo: "Don't you think so TOO?"
I really think...., don't you?
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-06-12 15:57:48 GMT)
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Meaning "Don't you think so to?"
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-06-12 15:58:32 GMT)
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Typo: "Don't you think so TOO?"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
42 mins
shouldn't we
I know Nesrin has already mentioned this option, but I felt it should be given more weight by being an answer in its own right. To me "shouldn't we" is the most natural completion of the sentence.
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Richard Benham
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No, it's not literally a tag question.
Just confirming what I have already said in comments on the other answers: "Don't you?" is not a tag question here. It does not have the right grammatical connection with the preceding sentence. But it fulfils very much the same function, i.e. asking the listener for confirmation of the opinion expressed.
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