III. Question tags: mixed

See notes to Exercises 1, 2.

Note that a statement containing words such as none, nobody, hardly/hardly any etc. is treated as a negative statement: He hardly ever makes a mistake, does he?

When the subject is nobody/anybody/everybody etc., the pronoun they is used in the tag: Nobody liked the play, did they?

Add question tags to the following statements.

1 You take sugar in tea. . .....................................? 2 But you don't take it in coffee. . .....................................? 3 The lift isn't working today. . .....................................? 4 It never works very well. . .....................................? 5 The area was evacuated at once. . .....................................? 6 There was no panic. . .....................................? 7 Though everybody realized the danger. . ............................? 8 There was a lot of noise. .....................................?. 9 But nobody complained. . .....................................? 10 Mary hardly ever cooks.. .....................................? 11 She buys convenience foods. . .....................................? 12 She'd save money if she bought fresh food. .........................................? 13 Mr Smith usually remembered his wife's birthdays. .....................................? 14 But he didn't remember this one. . .....................................? 15 And his wife was very disappointed. . ...............................? 16 He ought to have made a note of it. . ................................? 17 Neither of them offered to help you. . ................................?

18 They don't allow pet dogs in this shop. . ............................? 19 But guide dogs can come in. . ...........................................? 20 He hardly ever leaves the house. . .....................................? 21 That isn't Bill driving. . .....................................? 22 Nothing went wrong. . .....................................? 23 Lions are loose in this reserve. . .....................................? 24 So we'd better get back in the car. . ...................................? 25 It'd be unpleasant to be attacked by a lion. . .....................? 26 And it wouldn't be any use running away……………..…? 27 It is a pity Ann didn't come with us. . ...............................? 28 She'd have enjoyed it. . .....................................? 29 They should have planned the expedition more carefully. . .....................................? 30 Lives were lost unnecessarily. . .....................................? 31 She warned him not to ride the stallion. . ..........................? 32 But he never takes advice. . .....................................? 33 There used to be trees here. . .....................................? 34 There isn't any point in waiting. . .....................................? 35 He'll hardly come now. . .....................................? 36 Your central heating doesn't work very well. .....................................?

Exercise I 1 are you 2 is she 3 do you 4 did he 5 is it 6 was she 7 has he 8 will you 9 did 1 10 does he II do you 12 does it 13 should they 14 are you 15 could they 16 do you 17 was there 18 need 1 19 was it 20 did you 21 will it 22 does she 23 did it 24 should he 25 could she 26 are you 27 would you 28 had he 29 were they 30 would you 31 does he 32 has he 33 could he 34 need 1 35 were there 36 was it

Exercise II 1can't they 2 isn't he 3 didn't he 4 haven't they 5 wasn't he 6 shouldn't he 7 couldn't it 8 isn't he 9 isn't it 10 can't he 11 won't it 12 doesn't she 13 hasn't she 14 didn't they 15 doesn't she 16 doesn't he 17 didn't he 18 don't they 19 haven't 1 20 hasn't he 21 isn't she 22 didn't they 23 mightn't he 24 mustn't we 25 hadn't you 26 wouldn't you 27 don't they 28 oughtn't she 29 wasn't it 30 don't they 31 won't you 32 didn't he 33 won't there 34 hadn't you 35 wouldn't you 36 couldn't you

Exercise III 1 don't you 2 do you 3 is it 4 does it 5 wasn't it 6 was there 7 didn't they 8 wasn't there 9 did they 10 does she 11 doesn't she 12 wouldn't she 13 didn't he 14 did he 15 wasn't she 16 oughtn't he 17 did they 18 do they 19 can't they 20 does he 21 is it 22 did it 23 aren't they 24 hadn't we 25 wouldn't it 26 would it 27 isn't it 28 wouldn't she 29 shouldn't they 30 weren't they 31 didn't she 32 does he '33 didn't there 34 is there 35 will he 36 does it