Conditionals in songs
Type 3
| positive statement treated as negative statement | positive tag |
|---|---|
| He never came again, | did he? |
| She can rarely come these days, | can she? |
| You hardly ever came late, | did you? |
| I barely know you, | do I? |
| You would scarcely expect her to know that, | would you? |
| intonation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| You don't know where my wallet is, | do you? | / rising | real question |
| It's a beautiful view, | isn't it? | \ falling | not a real question |
| imperative + question tag | notes |
|---|---|
| Take a seat, won't you? | polite invitation |
| Help me, can you? | quite friendly |
| Help me, can't you? | quite friendly (some irritation?) |
| Close the door, would you? | quite polite |
| Do it now, will you. | less polite |
| Don't forget, will you. | with negative imperatives only will is possible |
| example | notes |
|---|---|
| I am right, aren't I? | aren't I (not amn't I) |
| You have to go, don't you? | you (do) have to go... |
| I have been answering, haven't I? | use first auxiliary |
| Nothing came in the post, did it? | treat statements with nothing, nobody etc like negative statements |
| Let's go, shall we? | let's = let us |
| He'd better do it, hadn't he? | he had better (no auxiliary) |
Few people knew the way, did they?A few people knew the way, didn't they?

Credit in Practical Grammar of the English Language
Course III, Term V
Card 1
Task 1. Answer the theoretical question.
The
Predicate: classification according to meaning and structure.
Task 2. Identify the complex members of
the sentence, give their syntactical functions and name the
predicative verbal constructions which convey them.
1. It was
quite unexpected his coming back so soon.
2. The method of
our teaching English brought to positive results.
3. He proved
to be right as usual.
4. He felt the bridge shaking under the feet.
5. There being a severe storm at sea, the steamer could
not leave the port.
Task 3.
Translate the sentences given below.
1.
Мені було дуже
важко повірити у це.
2.
Ти не будеш
заперечувати, якщо я відкрию вікно?
3.
Його вважали
найкращим студентом курсу. (2 варіанти).
4. Він пояснив
мені причину, через яку Джек так рано
пішов з
вечірки.
5. Його сім’я –
видатні музиканти.
Task 4. Make a syntactical and
morphological analysis of the simple sentence given below.
·
Suddenly all
the differences between life and death became apparent. (Stone)
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