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Hanni9
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Please help me!
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I teach tag-question, but i wonder whether what I should fill in this blank,Please help me!
It may rain,...................? Thanks
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18 Oct 2009
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moravc
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It may rain, may it not? .... in my opinion ( I am not a native speaker...)
I found this example:
She may do the shopping, may she not?
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18 Oct 2009
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ximealex
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hello! I HOPE IT CAN HELP YOU, BUT I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS LEARNING TAG QUESTIONS I SAW THAT ALL MODALS WORK AS IF THEY WERE AUXILIARY, IT MEANS THAT "TAG QUESTION" IS GONNA BE MADE WITH MIGHT, COULD AND OF COURSE MAY, IN THIS CASE. SO IF THE SENTENCES IS AFFIRMATIVE THE T.Q IS GONNA BE NEGATIVE OR VICEVERSA
EXAMPLE: IT MIGHT SNOW TOMORROW, MIGHT IT NOT?
SHE MAY COME LATER, MAY SHE NOT? |
18 Oct 2009
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stuartallen77
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Hiya,
This is a bit of a tricky one.
ximealex is right, however a native speaker would never say that. �Might it not � would always be abbreviated by a native speaker to mightn �t it? Seems strange to look at, but a native speaker would use this.
Hope this helps,
Stuart (U.K)
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18 Oct 2009
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ants
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I agree with Stuart....mightn �t it.
I �m an Australian and that �s what I would say.
Fiona. |
18 Oct 2009
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libertybelle
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To be honest - I don �t think I �d use that tag at all!
It sounds really old-fashioned.
Today people would say - I might/may rain, don �t you think?
Some expressions slowly fade out and new ones take their places.
That �s the way language moves on.
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18 Oct 2009
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Kate (kkcat)
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I agree with libertybelle, using such a tag is pretty old fashioned. English is so flexible and sometimes it is better to replace an old construction with a new one.
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18 Oct 2009
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cherieimh
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I am American and was trying to remember if I would ever use that structure. I agree, language moves on.
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18 Oct 2009
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angelme
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Hi!!!
I need your help, please!!
Could you tell me if these sentences are in the passive voice??
Tokyo and Chicago had already been knocked out.
Madrid came out top with 28, followed by Rio on 26.
Thanks a lot for your help. |
18 Oct 2009
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