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Ann [662]
3 years ago
5

In poetry syllabic meter is characterized by

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yuradex [85]3 years ago
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The number of total syllables in a line is fixed, but the number of stressed syllables is not.
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Explanation:

Form

auxiliary verb + subject

We use the same auxiliary verb in the tag as in the main sentence. If there is no auxiliary verb in the main sentence, we use do in the tag.

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If the auxiliary verb in the sentence is affirmative, the tag is negative.

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If the auxiliary verb in the sentence is negative, the tag is affirmative.

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Meaning

We use tag questions to confirm or check information or ask for agreement.

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We use tag questions to check whether something is true.

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Additional points

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With let’s, the tag is shall we?

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With an imperative, the tag is will you?

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If the subject is nobody, somebody, everybody, no one, someone or everyone, we use “they” in the tag.

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You used to work here, didn’t you?

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Pronunciation

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If we know the answer and are just confirming the information a falling intonation is used with the tag.

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