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Bnplbnpl
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Seek help about Question Tags

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Dear everyone,

Could someone please help me with the following sentences which I doubt about?

1) I think Eric is willing to help, don’t I?
2) I don’t think Eric is willing to help, do I?
3) I wish to buy a new piano, don’t I?
4) She wishes she can have a new dress, doesn’t she?

According to the relevant basic rules, I would say the above tag questions are correct.

However, sentence nos.1 & 2 seem weird to me somehow. I’m wondering if the tags should be “isn’t he” and “is he” respectively.

As for sentence nos.3 & 4, I was told the tags should be “may I ” and “may she” which I’ve really got no idea whether they are correct.

I’d be grateful if you would get back to me.

Best wishes,
bnplbnpl
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Re: Seek help about Question Tags

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Would anyone od the following work?

1) I think Eric is willing to help, is he?
2) I don’t think Eric is willing to help, is he?
3) I wish I bought a new piano, am I not?
4) She wishes she had a new dress, isn’t she?
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