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He would do it...... Eirst auxiliary would would + not —> wouldn't he? She should have done it...... shouldn't she? Negative words No, Not, Nothing, Never semi negative words mqw hardly, scarcely, rarely, barely, few, little, seldom, neither, nor mlc,i tag8 oimo8 sentence negative msi positive tag There is llje water in the pond...... little- 5a1 tag positive maao an.. mmflmow is there? I have seldom seen such large apples...... Ans: have I? I have few friends...... have I? 0@9 0M5 LuDaulaa0a-R6 subject a auxiliary cow im Singular subject needs singular auxiliary, plural subject needs plural auxiliary. Every one was happy...... Question tag oe ja6 zo pgo nijow every one, everybody, no one, nobody, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, none, neither, either, each ... etc are changed into 'they'- 'They' alos alo s singular verb magl plural mqjm5 g2niaco ou)1aaoa g(6. cn1

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Let us start the battle......shall we? Let me go for a film......shall I? Let me - shall I? Let him - shall he? Let her - shall she? Let them - shall they? (OJ6)(b b1,thKQ)â6) OJ(T1)

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List of helping verbs and their negative forms: Positive

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eg: She used to sing well......didn't she? Nobody phoned while I was away......did they? I helped them......didn't I? These pens do not belong to him......do they? They do not play tennis nowadays......do they? Every one was silent......weren't they? None of us kept quiet......did we? His parents will not support him......will they? She needs my help......doesn't she? Stop that noise......can't you? Please help me in this matter......will you? We seldom see them nowadays......do we? One cannot be too careful......can one? Try theser(questions) Your frinds are coming from the office...... Every one wants to see television...... No one knows the answers...... Let ussolve this problem...... Sunil iardly knows the answer...... Open the window...... A new bridge is being built...... His life is happy...... He won't help us...... Have another cup of tea......