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Problems 17 to 21

PROBLEM
17. TAG QUESTIONS

SUBJECT+

BE+

…..+

BE+NOT+

S?

    The mail is late isn’t it?

SUBJECT+

BE+ NOT

…..+

BE+

S?

    The mail isn’t late again is it?

SUBJECT+

VERB (PRESENT)+

…..+

DO+NOT+

S?


SUBJECT+

VERB (PAST)+

…..+

DID+NOT+

S?


 

PROBLEM
18. MORE TAG QUESTIONS

SUBJECT+

WILL+

VERB WORD,

WON’T+

S?

    You will help, won’t you?

SUBJECT+

CAN+

VERB WORD,

CAN’T+

S?


    He can swim, Can’t he?

SUBJECT+

HAVE TO+

VERB WORD,

DO NOT+

S?

    We have to hurry don’t we?

SUBJECT+

HAD TO+

VERB WORD,

DIDN’T+

S?


    She had to leave didn’t she?

SUBJECT+

OUGHT TO+

VERB WORD,

SHOULDN’T+

S?

    I ought to complain shouldn’t I?

 

PROBLEM
19. MORE TAG QUESTIONS

 

S’s + (present)

ING FORM+

……….+

ISN’T

S?

    She’s doing her best isn’t she?

S’s +

PARTICIPLE

……….+

HASN’T

S?

    She’s done her best hasn’t she?

S’d +

VERB WORD+

……….+

WOULDN’T +

S?

    He’d work overtime, wouldn’t he?
     

S’d +

PARTICIPLE

……….+

HADN’T

S?

    He’d worked overtime hadn’t he?

     

PROBLEM
20. AFFIRMATIVE AGREEMENT

SUBJECT+

Be+

…+

AND+

SO+

BE+

S

    They were surprised and so were we.

SUBJECT+

V

…+

AND+

SO+

DO+

S


    My wife talked to him about it and so did I.

     

PROBLEM
21. NEGATIVE AGREEMENT

SUBJECT+

MODAL+VERB WORD
HAVE+PARTICIPLE
DO+VERB WORD
BE NOT+ ING FORM

+AND+

NEITHER+

MODAL
HAVE
DO
BE

+S


    My roommate won’t go, and neither will I
    My roommate hasn’t gone, and neither have I
    My roommate doesn’t go, and neither do I
    My roommate isn’t going and neither am I.

SUBJECT+

MODAL+VERB WORD
HAVE+PARTICIPLE
DO+VERB WORD
BE NOT+ ING FORM

+AND+

SUBJECT+

MODAL
HAVE
DO
BE

+EITHER


    My roommate won’t go and I won’t either.
    My roommate hasn’t gone and I haven’t either.
    My roommate doesn’t go and I don’t either.
    My roommate isn’t going and I’m not either.

 

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