Choose the best option. Not all questions have the best option. If you think there's none, write an answer of your own. And if you think there're multiple choices, explain your reason.
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(1) You must be a docter,______?
A. aren't you?? B. mustn't you? C. are you?
(2) She can't have been there, ______?
A. can she? B. can't she? C. havn't she? D. have she?
2. You must have been to Africa,______?
A. havn't you? B. mustn't you? C. have you?
3.He sure needs to do his homework,______?
A. doesn't he? B. needn't he? C, does he?
4. She should have taken our advice, ________?
A. shouldn't she? B. havn't she? C. should she?
5. Tom ought to do something special to earn his points back, ______?
A. oughtn't he? B. doesn't he? C. does he?
6. We couldn't have done it better, _____?
A. could we? B. couldn't we? C haven't we? D. have we?
7. You may have lost it on the way,____?
A. mayn't you? B. havn't you? C. may you?
8. We might have won the prize, _____?
A. mightn't we? B. havn't we? C. might we? D. might us?
9. I could use some advice, _____?
A. could I? B. couldn't I?
10. she can dance well, ____?
A. can't she? B. can she? C. doesn't she? D. does she?
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Thanks to all in advance
sorry it's a bit long but not very hard, isn't it?:)
What do you think the right answers are?
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You must realise that we provide guidance and advice, but do expect people to show that they have at least tried to do the work. If you indicate what you think the answers should be, someone will comment.
You could try reading this link as a first step: http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/tail-question.html
I understand this is not a place for helping students do their homework. But the thing is, this one is actually not an assignment. I myself came up with them. Just trying to do it as extracurricula excercise in preparation of our final test.
I'm not native speaker so my questions are probably not even valid. I just have problem with tags, especially with how to use them after modal verbs....And I've asked same batch of questions from other native English speakers. Sadly, each of them gave me a different set of answers.....that's why I'm here![]()
Well, that was a nonresponsive response. Let's look at number one anyhow.
(1) You must be a doctor,______?Real life possibilities:
A. aren't you?? B. mustn't you? C. are you?
You are a doctor, aren't you?Any comments or questions?
You seem to be a doctor. Are you?
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What do you suggest for a different title for this thread? Exercises?
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