Belajar Toefl » Error http://www.belajartoefl.com Pusat pembelajaran toefl dan bahasa inggris gratis Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:38:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Error in Tag Endings http://www.belajartoefl.com/error-in-tag-endings http://www.belajartoefl.com/error-in-tag-endings#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:08:56 +0000 Belajar Toefl Dot Com http://www.belajartoefl.com/?p=69
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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: I`m not American, and he isn`t either.
    B: I`m not American, and neithe is he.

    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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