Examples:

incorrect              : She is clever at written poetries.
correct                  : She is clever at writing poetries.

incorrect              : He left without to say anything.
correct                  : He left witout saying anything.

incorrect              : Thank you for return the book that I lent you.
correct                  : Thank you for returning the book that I lent you.

incorrect              : He began by explain the meaning of certain words.
correct                  : He began by explaining the meaning of certain words.

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Examples:

incorrect              : Before he died, the man who lives across the street used to help me with my English.
correct                  : Before he died, the man who lived across the street used to help me with my English.

incorrect              : Until the day she died, the lady who lives next door visits me almost everyday.
correct                  : Until the day she died, the lady who lived next door visited me almost everyday.

incorrect              : Just befor e he died, my friend who writes poetry published his first book.
correct                  : Just befor e he died, my friend who wrote poetry published his first book.

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1. Does the tag ending use the same subject as the sentence main verb?
2. Does it tag ending use the same tense as the sentence main verb?
3. If the sentence main verb is positive, is the tag ending negative?

If the sentence main verb is negative, is the tag ending positive?

EXCEPTIONS:

1. I`m right, aren`t I ?
2. We ought to go, shouldn`t we ?
3. Let`s go home, shall we ?
4. We have to hurry, don`t we ?

Examples:

incorrect              : You`d better take your coat, wouldn`t you ?
correct                  : You`d better take your coat, hadn`t you ?

incorrect              : You`d rather go yourself, hadn`t you ?
correct                  : You`d rather go yourself, wouldn`t you ?

incorrect              : She`s been there before, isn`t she ?
correct                  : She`s been there before, hasn`t she ?

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A: My father won`t be there, and my mother won`t either.
B: My father won`t be there, and neither will my mother.

Examples:

incorrect              : She hasn`t finished the test yet, and neither I have.
correct                  : She hasn`t finished the test yet, and neither have I.
or
She hasn`t finished the test yet, and I haven`t either.

incorrect              : She is not in agreement, and neither do I.
correct                  : She is not in agreement, and neither am I.
or
She is not in agreement, and I`m not either.

incorrect              : I didn`t know the answer, and he didn`t neither.
correct                  : I didn`t know the answer, and neither did he.
or
I didn`t know the answer, and he didn`t either.

incorrect              : I haven`t seen the film, and she hasn`t neither.
correct                  : I haven`t seen the film, and neither has she.
or
I haven`t seen the film, and she hasn`t either.

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A: Susi likes smoking, and so does Rita.
B: Susi likes smoking, and  Rita does too.

A: My father will be there, and so will my mother.
B: My father will be there, and my mother will too.

Examples:

incorrect              : She took pictures, and I did so.

correct                  : She took pictures, and I did too.
or
She took pictures, and so did I.

incorrect              : Luna wants to go home, and so want we.

correct                  : Luna wants to go home, and so do we.
or
Luna wants to go home, and we do too.

incorrect              : We are going to the concert, and so do they.

correct                  : We are going to the concert, and so are they.
or
We are going to the concert, and they are too.

incorrect              : I have seen the film, and she also has.

correct                  : I have seen the film, and so has she.
or
I have seen the film, and she has too.

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