I know "I don't think he is serious, do I?" is absurd. I don't think that wording is absurd. You only need the proper context. Some types of tag questions simply have much more specialized usage (and therefore are also less

Both sentences are grammatical. The first one is actually not really a question unless the speaker's intonation rises towards the end. Without the right intonation the sentence is just negative and is usually written without a question mark:

Yes, exactly. (In fact, I considered not putting a question mark at the end, because usually it is pronounced with the intonation of a statement, as though it had an exclamation point at the end. But then I figured it is a question -- a rhetorical

Hi Martin, Hello, the sentence is typed exactly as in the book. The sentence in context: “Thought I might be late,” said Yaxley, his blunt features sliding in and out of sight as the branches of overhanging trees broke the moonlight. “It was a

Pucca wrote: I think I understood that one, Kooyeen, seems that the question mark sounds well there..but, what about my sentence? The 'I wonder how your sister destroyed the ring?', how is that pronounced? As a question? Or, in a normal way?

I could use a question mark in this case: - I wonder if saying "Are you have some egg?" is correct. - You wonder if that is correct? How can you not know that? You're an English teacher! You're supposed to know everything! That would be repeating

Pucca wrote: I wonder how your sister destroyed the ring What? I would never put a question mark in that sentence, it wouldn't make any sense. I use punctuation to modify the rhytm and intonation a little... like, uh, yeah, like this. This?

Hi, sometimes it's possible to say "Who you are?" or other expressions like that. This is possible when you repeat something that someone else said, and you repeat it in order to emphasize it. Examples: a1) "Hey dude, do you even know who

Something I've been thinking about. Clearly we started with spoken language. Writing, in its various forms was invented as a way of rendering in symbols, using various systems, the spoken word. As those systems developed, though, it is clear

Hi, Neither Janet nor Lisa know their test scores ? Yes, this is correct. However, if you say it as a statement of fact, you should put a period at the end rather than a question mark. However, it can sound like a question if you use the