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Part I Agreements with affirmative remarks.
Agree with the following remarks, using yes/so + pronoun + the auxiliary or do/does/did. To express surprise, use Oh, so...
He has a good influence on her. - Yes, he has.
1. We must have a large room.
2. I was very rude.
3. She always wears dark glasses.
4. She may be a spy.
5. Tom could tell us where to go.
6. There's a snake in that basket.
7. He needs six bottles.
8. This boat is leaking!
9. His revolver was loaded.
10. This restaurant might be expensive.
11. They used to have a parrot.
12. The fog is getting thicker.
Part 2 Agreements with negative remarks. Agree with the following remarks, using no + pronoun + the auxiliary.
Elephants never forget. ~ No, they don't.
13. Cuckoos don't build nests.
14. He didn't complain.
15. It isn't worth keeping.
16. He can't help coughing.
17. The ice wasn't thick enough.
18. The lift wouldn't come down.
19. This flat hasn't got very thick walls.
20. They don't have earthquakes there.
21. The oranges didn't look very good.
22. It hasn't been a bad summer.
23. I don't look my age.
24. He mightn't like that colour.
Part 3 Disagreements with affirmative or negative remarks. Disagree with the following remarks, using oh no/but + pronoun + auxiliary. Use a negative auxiliary if the first verb is affirmative and an affirmative auxiliary if the first verb is negative.
He won't be any use. ~ (Oh) yes, he will.
She worked here for a year. ~ (Oh) no, she didn't.
25. You're drunk.
26. I didn't do it on purpose.
27. They weren't in your way.
28. I wasn't born then.
29. She'd rather live alone.
30. You gave him my address.
31. I can use your bicycle.
32. That five pound note belongs to me.
33. He didn't mean to be rude.
34. Children get too much pocket money.
35. Exams should be abolished.
36. She promised to obey him.
Question tags after negative statements
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Add question tags to the following statements.
Bill doesn't know Ann.
Bill doesn't know Ann, does he?
Ann hasn't got a phone.
Ann hasn 't got a phone, has she?
this/that (subject) becomes it in the tag. there remains unchanged:
That isn't Tom, is it?
There won't be time, will there?
All the tags, except the tag for no. 30, should be spoken in the usual way with a statement intonation. But they could also be practised with a question intonation. The important word in the statement must then be stressed.
1. You aren't afraid of snakes.
2. Ann isn't at home.
3. You don't know French.
4. Tom didn't see her.
5. This isn't yours.
6. Mary wasn't angry.
7. Bill hasn't had breakfast.
8. You won't tell anyone.
9. I didn't wake you up.
10. Tom doesn't like oysters.
11. You don't want to sell the house.
12. It doesn't hurt.
13. People shouldn't drink and drive.
14. You aren't going alone.
15. They couldn't pay the rent.
16. You don't agree with Bill.
17. There wasn't a lot to do.
18. I needn't say anything.
19. That wasn't Ann on the phone.
20. You didn't do it on purpose.
21. This won't take long.
22. She doesn't believe you.
23. It didn't matter very much.
24. He shouldn't put so much salt in it.
25. Mary couldn't leave the children alone.
26. You aren't doing anything tonight.
27. You wouldn't mind helping me with this.
28. George hadn't been there before.
29. The children weren't surprised.
30. You wouldn't like another drink.
31. Tom doesn't have to go to lectures.
32. Bill hasn't got a car.
33. Bill couldn't have prevented it.
34. I needn't wait any longer.
35. There weren't any mosquitoes.
36. The fire wasn't started deliberately.
Question tags after affirmative statements
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Add question tags to the following statements:
Tom goes to Bath quite often, doesn 't he?
He told you about his last trip, didn 't he?
It was very cold last night, wasn 't it?
Be careful of the contractions 's and 'd:
He's ready, isn 't he? He's finished, hasn 't he?
He'd seen it, hadn't he? He'd like it, wouldn't he?
These should be practised mainly with a statement intonation, but they could also be said with a question intonation. See notes to previous exercise.
1. The children can read French.
2. He's ten years old.
3. Bill came on a bicycle.
4. The Smiths have got two cars.
5. Your grandfather was a millionaire.
6. Tom should try again.
7. It could be done.
8. Your brother's here.
9. That's him over there.
10. George can leave his case here.
11. This will fit in your pocket.
12. His wife has headaches quite often.
13. She's got lovely blue eyes.
14. The twins arrived last night.
15. Mary paints portraits.
16. Bill puts the money in the bank.
17. Bill put the money in the bank.
18. Prices keep going up.
19. I've seen you before.
20. Bill's written a novel.
21. His mother's very proud of him.
22. The twins used to play rugby.
23. Tom might be at home now.
24. We must hurry.
25. You'd been there before.
26. You'd like a drink.
27. The boys prefer a cooked breakfast.
28. Mary ought to cook it for them.
29. That was Ann on the phone.
30. The Smiths need two cars.
31. You'll help me.
32. He used to eat raw fish.
33. There'11 be plenty for everyone.
34. You'd better wait for Bill.
35. You'd come if I needed help.
36. You could come at short notice.
Question tags: mixed
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See notes to Exercises 12 and 13.
Note that a statement containing words such as none, nobody, hardly/hardly any etc. is treated as a negative statement:
He hardly ever makes a mistake, does he?
When the subject is nobody/anybody/everybody etc., the pronoun they is used in the tag:
Nobody liked the play, did they?
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