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Ambiguous tag questions |
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Structure 1 |
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The abbreviation 's may refer to either is or has. |
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S = Subject |
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S's -ing form
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isn't S |
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She's doing her best, isn't she? |
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Avoid using hasn't instead of isn't when the abbreviation
is followed by an -ing form. |
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S = Subject |
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S's participle
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hasn't S |
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She's done her best, hasn't she? |
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Avoid using isn't instead of hasn't when the abbreviation
is followed by a
participle. |
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Structure 2 |
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The abbreviation 'd may refer to either would or
had. |
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S = Subject; VW = Verb Word |
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S'd VW ,
wouldn't S |
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He'd work overtime, wouldn't he? |
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Avoid using hadn't instead of wouldn't when the abbreviation is followed by a verb
word. |
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S = Subject |
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S'd
participle ,
hadn't S |
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He'd worked overtime, hadn't
he? |
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Avoid using wouldn't instead of hadn't when the
abbreviation is followed by a
participle. |
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EXAMPLE: |
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Incorrect: |
She's taken the test already, isn't she? |
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Correct: |
She's taken the
test already, hasn't she? |
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