Question tags

[jurate]

Test No. incompl/elem-37 "Question Tags (3)", question 3

He has his lunch at the office .........

(a) had he?
(b) did he?
(c) hadn't he?
(d) doesn't he?

Test No. incompl/elem-37 "Question Tags (3)", answer 3

He has his lunch at the office doesn't he?

Correct answer: (d) doesn't he?

Your answer was: correct
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Is sentence "He has his lunch at the office, hasn't he?" incorrect? Thanks

[Mosteque]

He has already left, hasn't he??

He does have faith (he has great faith) , doesn't he??
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[Kuti]

as you can se in this question HAS is not an auxilary verb it s the verb of the sentence;and the sentence covers simple present tense naturally we should use DOES in the question tag...

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello,

How do we respond to a tag question posed by somebody? Is there a grammar rule?

Let’s take the example:

He has his lunch at the office, doesn’t he?
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei037/esl-test.php

How do we respond to a woman who posed the tag question if he has his lunch at the office, and how do we respond if he doesn’t?
Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.

[Alan]

Hi,

The responses would be:

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Dear Mr Alan Townend,

Many thanks to your reply. I understand that your answers are similar to answers to the types of Yes/ No questions.

However, I found that BBC’s responses to the sentences below are odd and inconsistent. How would you respond to them, please?
• You haven't seen my tennis shoes, have you? ~ No, I'm sorry. I haven't.
• I couldn't borrow yours by any chance, could I? ~ No. They wouldn't fit you.

Learning English | BBC World Service
We can reply to tag questions either with simple yes/no answers (negative tags normally expect a yes answer and positive tags normally expect a no answer) ...

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=reply+to+tag+question&fp=caec63d5ff72707a

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.