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The Disjunctive Question
A:--I don't suppose he may have read the book,【did he】?
--Suppose not,he was even mistaken about the heroes' names.
B:You must have heard about it,【haven't you】?
situationism + have+done why A【did he】 while B【haven't you】?for B【he was】?
16 mag 2016 11:56
Risposte · 2
Statement A is odd. We would not combine "(not) suppose" with "may", as both words modify the main verb in different ways.
People say this:
"I don't suppose he's (he has) even read the book, has he?"
This could be in a situation when you expect "him" to have done very little, not even read the book.
Statement B doesn't feel right with a tag question like "mustn't you?" or "haven't you". I never hear these. As "must have + past participle" is about logic and thinking, I recommend this tag question:
"....., don't you think?" This sounds natural.
16 maggio 2016
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Competenze linguistiche
Cinese (mandarino), Inglese
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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