The mail is late isn’t it?
The mail isn’t late again is it?
PROBLEM
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SUBJECT+ |
WILL+ |
VERB WORD, |
WON’T+ |
S? |
You will help, won’t you?
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SUBJECT+ |
CAN+ |
VERB WORD, |
CAN’T+ |
S? |
He can swim, Can’t he?
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SUBJECT+ |
HAVE TO+ |
VERB WORD, |
DO NOT+ |
S? |
We have to hurry don’t we?
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SUBJECT+ |
HAD TO+ |
VERB WORD, |
DIDN’T+ |
S? |
She had to leave didn’t she?
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SUBJECT+ |
OUGHT TO+ |
VERB WORD, |
SHOULDN’T+ |
S? |
I ought to complain shouldn’t I?
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S’s + (present) |
ING FORM+ |
……….+ |
ISN’T |
S? |
She’s doing her best isn’t she?
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S’s + |
PARTICIPLE |
……….+ |
HASN’T |
S? |
She’s done her best hasn’t she?
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S’d + |
VERB WORD+ |
……….+ |
WOULDN’T + |
S? |
He’d work overtime, wouldn’t he?
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S’d + |
PARTICIPLE |
……….+ |
HADN’T |
S? |
He’d worked overtime hadn’t he?
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SUBJECT+ |
Be+ |
…+ |
AND+ |
SO+ |
BE+ |
S |
They were surprised and so were we.
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SUBJECT+ |
V |
…+ |
AND+ |
SO+ |
DO+ |
S |
My wife talked to him about it and so did I.
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SUBJECT+ |
MODAL+VERB WORD |
+AND+ |
NEITHER+ |
MODAL |
+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.
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SUBJECT+ |
MODAL+VERB WORD |
+AND+ |
SUBJECT+ |
MODAL |
+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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