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Question tags #1 (permalink) Wed Apr 13, 2005 18:25 pm   Question tags
 

Test No. incompl/elem-36 "Question Tags (2)", question 9

Sarah: 'You mustn't eat with your mouth full.'
Paul: '.........'

(a) Oh I must, must I?
(b) Oh I can't, can I?
(c) Oh I have to, have I?
(d) Oh I mustn't, must I?

Test No. incompl/elem-36 "Question Tags (2)", answer 9

Sarah: 'You mustn't eat with your mouth full.'
Paul: 'Oh I mustn't, must I?'

Correct answer: (d) Oh I mustn't, must I?
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Can you please tell me the right question tag for the following sentence (and give me the explanation for it please):
"We must go now"
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Tags #2 (permalink) Wed Apr 13, 2005 19:13 pm   Tags
 

We must go, mustn't we? Expecting the answer yes follows the pattern: Positive main part we must Negative second part or tag: mustn't we?
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Question tags #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:46 am   Question tags
 

So, in this case Paul is expecting that Sarah says he musn't???
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Question tags #4 (permalink) Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:17 am   Question tags
 

Yes, that's right!

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Question tags #5 (permalink) Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:56 am   Question tags
 

Alan wrote:
Yes, that's right!

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Question tags #6 (permalink) Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:56 am   Question tags
 

sarah tappeiner wrote:
Test No. incompl/elem-36 "Question Tags (2)", question 9

Sarah: 'You mustn't eat with your mouth full.'
Paul: '.........'

(a) Oh I must, must I?
(b) Oh I can't, can I?
(c) Oh I have to, have I?
(d) Oh I mustn't, must I?

Test No. incompl/elem-36 "Question Tags (2)", answer 9

Sarah: 'You mustn't eat with your mouth full.'
Paul: 'Oh I mustn't, must I?'

Correct answer: (d) Oh I mustn't, must I?
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Can you please tell me the right question tag for the following sentence (and give me the explanation for it please):
"We must go now"
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Question tags #7 (permalink) Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:49 am   Question tags
 

Hi,

We must go now, mustn't we? This means it is necessary for us to go, isn't that right?

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