wanyi
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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Location: Taiwan
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 Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:01 am Post subject: [i][b]The Question about Tag Questions[/b][/i] |
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 The Following sentences:1.So you want to stop smoking, do you? 2. so you want to stop smoking, don't you? Could someone tell me which one of them is correct? If both of them are ok in usage, which one of them is better? And is there any difference between the two sentences in terms of semantics?
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Lib
Joined: 02 May 2003
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So you want to stop smoking, don't you?
This would be considered 'gramatically' correct. When we use 'tag questions', if the sentence is affirmative, then the tag is negative and vice versa. Here are some more examples:
You don't like this film, do you?
You've been here before, haven't you?
However, in some cases both the sentence and tag may be affirmative: So you want to stop smoking, do you?
If this were said to me, I would hear a ring of sarcasm in the speaker's voice, especially because of the 'so' at the beginning.
I hope I haven't confused you. |
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