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#2 (permalink) Thu May 15, 2008 5:22 am About Tag questions (You thinks Peter comes from England, doesn't he?) |
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Hi Duc
First of all, you need to get rid of the S on the word 'think'.
That said, I personally would NOT use sentence 1. To me, sentence 2 would be the correct and more commonly used sort of sentence.
Sentence 2 basically means this: You think (X), don't you?
(X = what the person thinks.)
I would use "doesn't he" this way: Peter comes from England, doesn't he? . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#3 (permalink) Thu May 15, 2008 6:11 am About Tag questions (You thinks Peter comes from England, doesn't he?) |
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So what about ''I think Peter comes from China,doesn't he ?'' Is it good ? _________________ Don't see your shade think you are great |
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#4 (permalink) Thu May 15, 2008 6:37 am About Tag questions (You thinks Peter comes from England, doesn't he?) |
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| duc wrote: |
| So what about ''I think Peter comes from China,doesn't he ?'' Is it good ? |
Yes, it is.
NB You should have a space after the comma, and not before it. |
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#5 (permalink) Thu May 15, 2008 9:51 am About Tag questions (You thinks Peter comes from England, doesn't he?) |
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| duc wrote: |
| So what about ''I think Peter comes from China,doesn't he ?'' Is it good ? |
Using 'I think' instead of 'you think', it is OK to use the tag 'doesn't he' at the end of the sentence.
Now let's look at another sentence: "John thinks Peter comes from China, doesn't he?" I would interpret the word 'he' in that sentence to mean 'John'. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#6 (permalink) Thu May 15, 2008 10:09 am About Tag questions (You thinks Peter comes from England, doesn't he?) |
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Then there might occur:
"Oh, so John doesn't think Peter comes from China, doesn't he?" |
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| Grammar Mistakes in my story | usage of "dissemble" |