Being too bald to move?
What was the reason when I sat for an English exam? I have a question here that asks for the appropriate tag for “he’s too weak”? ” I answered “isn’t he” but my teacher claimed that the correct answer should be “is he?” since the sentence expresses a negative meaning. Frankly his explanation made no sense to me.
How can you determine if the king is right? Is something else missing? What should be the proper question tag for He’s too weak to walk? What is your opinion about a recent stag do?
When asked to add question tags in tests, we are expected to add tags that agree with the assertion, for example, It’s a great day, isn’t it? It’s not right to ask questions on questions about the Truth in sentences?
Is he too weak to
walk? Does affirmation (also known as confirmation from computer) implies that the person is doubting?
Is he a hero? ‘suggests the person agrees with the assertion.’
The point is, they have different meanings and should be used depending entirely on whether or not the person asking agrees or not with the assertion.
What is the all or nothing about these three options? It is like that neither one includes disagreement nor agreement, as in the sentence hardly ever will do, but one has to be. If someone uses the grammar of one letter on the other, he should say “Agreement” with the other letter while having some time between them, but that’s just to be honest.
Is it true that we need the verb “is he?” for the question in a reference to a statement or on a website.? What is a kind of parroting: repeating statements, possibly in paraphrase., to indicate that the statement was heard and understood. How can I make
this exchange: A: I am afraid he’s not feeling well. “A
man’s sick, is he? The
second speaker is repeating the first statement. The only information this adds to the conversation is the fact that the second speaker heard and understood the first. I’m preparing for a second session, and an answer is passed by me. It’s possible that the second speaker is using this form mockingly (as if to say, Oh really? I doubt it. “) but this is impossible of know without context or analysis of vocal inflections used.
When I read that the “isn’t he?” tag is a genuine request for confirmation of an idea that hasn’t been clearly expressed in the conversation yet. Thankfully there’s more then one than the “isn’t he?” tag. Consider the following exchange:
A: “I’m afraid he’s not available. But I’m scared.” ”
He’s sick…? The
second speaker imagines something (that the reason the subject of the conversation isn’t available is because he’s sick) and asks for confirmation of the idea. So no depth can be determined without additional context or vocal analysis. The deeper one can be expected to be the more complicated, the more complex they are.
Is the “as per normal” form used a question asked by the officer? Gramatically speaking, this is perfectly fine. Greadfully speaking, this is perfectly fine. In practice, however, I think it’s avoided as the “is he?” tag is commonly used to imply mockery or disbelief. I’m not exactly grammatical. And this is not gramatically significant.
In short, the correct answer depends on what meaning your teacher wishes you to convey. Does the teacher want you to express understanding or require clarification? In the former case, only “is he?” is wrong answer. It will depend on which option if the latter has all the advantages but neither option is technically possible.
Based on your description of your teacher’s instruction, it seems that they were looking for the former case where only “is he? is the correct answer”
will be a joke.
I think that explanation is wrong (I think you are right) Is he too weak to walk? Doesn’t it mean he should.
If the negative (“assigned) appears at one point, does it sound right to say “Is
he?”?
What is the answer of
a query on Wikipedia?
When there is no special emphasis, the rule of thumb often applies that a positive sentence has a negative tag and vice versa. This form may express confidence, or seek confirmation of the asker’s opinion or belief.
But she is French?
Does she speak French?
What are balanced tag questions?
Unbalanced tag questions feature both a positive statement with a positive tag or a negative statement with a negative tag; it has been estimated that in normal conversation to up to 40%-60% of tags are unbalanced. Unbalanced tag questions may be used for ironic or confrontational effects.
Do listen, will you?
I’m lazy, am I?
I refuse to spend a Sunday in your mother’s house! Jill: Oh you do, do you? I’ll have to update myself, we’ll see!
Patterns of negation can have regional variations. In North East Scotland, for example, Positive to Positive is used when no special effect is desired:
This pizza’s fine, is it? Note the following variations in the negation when the auxiliary is the I form of the copula: Germany (and Europe) and the Czech Republic.
(Standard English: This pizza’s delicious, isn’t it? I am Clever, aren’t I? Scotland/Northern Ireland: Clever amn’t I? Languages: nonstandard dialects: Clever, ain’t I?
How could I argue when a usage is “ungrammatical” until there is a specific grammar when you disagreed with a particular usage.
When I hear the words and phrases ‘grammatical according to say CGEL’ and ‘what my teacher wants’, the intersection will doubtless
be shaded grey.
What is the answer of
a query on Wikipedia?
When there is no special emphasis, the rule of thumb often applies that a positive sentence has a negative tag and vice versa. This form may express confidence, or seek confirmation of the asker’s opinion or belief.
But she is French?
Does she speak French?
What are balanced tag questions?
Unbalanced tag questions feature both a positive statement with a positive tag or a negative statement with a negative tag; it has been estimated that in normal conversation to up to 40%-60% of tags are unbalanced. Unbalanced tag questions may be used for ironic or confrontational effects.
Do listen, will you?
I’m lazy, am I?
I refuse to spend a Sunday in your mother’s house! Jill: Oh you do, do you? I’ll have to update myself, we’ll see!
Patterns of negation can have regional variations. In North East Scotland, for example, Positive to Positive is used when no special effect is desired:
This pizza’s fine, is it? Note the following variations in the negation when the auxiliary is the I form of the copula: Germany (and Europe) and the Czech Republic.
(Standard English: This pizza’s delicious, isn’t it? I am Clever, aren’t I? Scotland/Northern Ireland: Clever amn’t I? Languages: nonstandard dialects: Clever, ain’t I?
How could I argue when a usage is “ungrammatical” until there is a specific grammar when you disagreed with a particular usage.
When I hear the words and phrases ‘grammatical according to say CGEL’ and ‘what my teacher wants’, the intersection will doubtless
be shaded grey.
When spelling the sentence “is He” is standard English in the US of A you l need “not” in the sentence. Obviously he’s not too weak to walk, is
he? “Shine no longer goes to the store, is she? ”
–otherwise-
“he was too weak to walk, isn’t he? “She’s going to the store. Isn’t she? “Did
I fail to take a deep breath when I pulled out my hair?
I think you’re right.
since the sentence expresses a negative meaning.
Nope, there is no negation operator in “He’s too weak to walk. On
the other hand, a sentence like, “It hardly solves our problems, or it? has a positive question tag because hardly acts as a negation operator here.
When spelling the sentence “is He” is standard English in the US of A you l need “not” in the sentence. Obviously he’s not too weak to walk, is
he? “Shine no longer goes to the store, is she? ”
–otherwise-
“he was too weak to walk, isn’t he? “She’s going to the store. Isn’t she? “Did
I fail to take a deep breath when I pulled out my hair?
I think that explanation is wrong (I think you are right) Is he too weak to walk? Doesn’t it mean he should.
If the negative (“assigned) appears at one point, does it sound right to say “Is
he?”?
I think that explanation is wrong (I think you are right) Is he too weak to walk? Doesn’t it mean he should.
If the negative (“assigned) appears at one point, does it sound right to say “Is
he?”?