doesn't he or does he?

[eddy143]

hi teachers, here are some questions that let me cofused a little bit on. Could you please help me out?

1-He has a big dog, doesn't he? why not hasn't he like in question number 2?
2-He has seen the movie, hasn't he?

Please help me fill in these below?
3-I have given you the book, ........?
4-You have a cat, ...........?
5-The bus is coming, .........?
6-They went to china,.........?
7-You haven't met John, ........?
8-They haven't had dinner yet,........?
9-They have been to France twice,.......?
10-It won't rain,.......?
11-She will cook tonight, .......?
12-Mary has a sister,........?
13-You won't go,.......?
14-They have a daughter, ........?

thanks.

 

[Tdol]

We don't do homework. What do you think the answers are?

 

[eddy143]

Please check these out.
3-I have given you the book, haven't I?
4-You have a cat, don't you?
5-The bus is coming, isn't it?
6-They went to china, didn't they?
7-You haven't met John, have you?
8-They haven't had dinner yet, have they?
9-They have been to France twice, haven't they?
10-It won't rain, will it?
11-She will cook tonight, won't she?
12-Mary has a sister, doesn't she?
13-You won't go, will go?
14-They have a daughter, don't they?

 

[AlexAD]

I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker

You might also say 'You have got a cat, haven't you?'

 

[Verona_82]

Not a teacher.

6. They went to China, didn't they?
13. You won't go, will you?

 

[bhaisahab]

1. He has a big dog, hasn't he?
4. You have a cat, haven't you?
12. Mary has a sister, hasn't she?
14. They have a daughter, haven't they?

 

[Nightmare85]

bhaisahab, I hope you don't want to say that the other answers are wrong.
We've already discussed the topic "Have + question" and it seemed in BrE you don't need to use "Do + have" in such questions.
However, it's not wrong to use it.

So I also agree with eddy's answers.

Cheers!

 

[bhaisahab]

Yes, in my opinion they are wrong. This would be correct, "You do have a cat, don't you?"

 

[Nightmare85]

I see it this way:
3-I have given you the book, haven't I (given you the book)?
4-You have a cat, don't you (have a cat)?
5-The bus is coming, isn't it (coming)?

I thought you had a cat.
Don't you have a cat?

Would you really ask someone, "Haven't you a cat?" :?:
I wouldn't...

Cheers!

 

[riquecohen]

I see it this way:
3-I have given you the book, haven't I (given you the book)?
4-You have a cat, don't you (have a cat)?
5-The bus is coming, isn't it (coming)?

I thought you had a cat.
Don't you have a cat?

Would you really ask someone, "Haven't you a cat?" :?:
I wouldn't... In AmE, you probably wouldn't hear this. You would hear, however, "You have a cat, haven't you?"

Cheers!

While bhai's responses are undoubtedly correct, eddy's responses, as modified by Verona, are the ones more frequently heard in AmE.

 

[TheParser]

I see it this way:
3-I have given you the book, haven't I (given you the book)?
4-You have a cat, don't you (have a cat)?
5-The bus is coming, isn't it (coming)?

I thought you had a cat.
Don't you have a cat?

Would you really ask someone, "Haven't you a cat?" :?:
I wouldn't...

Cheers!

***** A NON-TEACHER's COMMENT *****


(1) I have been following this thread with great interest.

(2) I was particularly struck by your last question because of

a coincidence. About an hour ago, I happened to read the following

by Professor Roderick A. Jacobs in his English Syntax/ A Grammar for

English Language Professionals (1995):

Many speakers of British English allow have to be an operator when

it is the main verb. My personal experience as a speaker of

British English suggests that sentences like these are

increasingly rare and are associated with certain prestige

dialects. (page 268)

The professor gives these examples:

Has she a pilot's licence? [American: license]

They haven't a car for us to drive.


Respectfully yours,


James

 

[Barb_D]

bhaisahab, I hope you don't want to say that the other answers are wrong.
We've already discussed the topic "Have + question" and it seemed in BrE you don't need to use "Do + have" in such questions.
However, it's not wrong to use it.

So I also agree with eddy's answers.

Cheers!

In the American dialect, those answers are correct. We are unlikely to say "Haven't you a cat" so we change it to include the "do" form automatically.
You have a cat, don't you?
You don't have a cat, do you?

 

[cherry maltezidou]

*NOT A TEACHER*
1-He has a big dog, doesn't he? why not hasn't he like in question number 2?
2-He has seen the movie, hasn't he?
This grammatical phenomenon is called "question tag" and we form it with an auxiliary verb and a pronoun.
In the first sentence there is no auxiliary so we make the question with the auxiliary does.
In the second sentence we have the auxiliary "have" and thats why we use it in order to form the questin tag properly!

 

[eddy143]

1. He has a big dog, hasn't he?
4. You have a cat, haven't you?
12. Mary has a sister, hasn't she?
14. They have a daughter, haven't they?

Thanks very much for checking my questions and trying to sorts out what is wrong. I think it was a pleasure reading all your answers. Once again, i'm glad for all. Well, upon reading i came to see that, what i saw from the text book was written like this,
1-He has a big dog, doesn't he? why not "hasn't he?" like in question number 2 below?
2-He has seen the movie, hasn't he?

Why do they have to used "doesn't he" in No. 1 question and "hasn't he" in No.2 question? I pretty much confuse on this.

 

[eddy143]

Thanks Cherry. well, understood. could you please check over the whole exercise for me? thanks.

 

[eddy143]

Hey Cherry, what about this form,
1- You have a cat, don't you?
2-You do have a cat, haven't you?

 

[cherry maltezidou]

Please check these out.
3-I have given you the book, haven't I?
4-You have a cat, don't you?
5-The bus is coming, isn't it?
6-They went to china, didn't they?
7-You haven't met John, have you?
8-They haven't had dinner yet, have they?
9-They have been to France twice, haven't they?
10-It won't rain, will it?
11-She will cook tonight, won't she?
12-Mary has a sister, doesn't she?
13-You won't go, will go?
14-They have a daughter, don't they?

I think that it is correct!

 

[cherry maltezidou]

Please correct me:
As a rule we know that when there is the verb "have" as a main verb we use do,does, did for the question tag....but this is American English...
In British English you use "You have a cat,haven't you?" but you should put "got" as the main verb in order to form the question tag. British say "You have got a cat, haven't you?"

 

[bhaisahab]

Please correct me:
As a rule we know that when there is the verb "have" as a main verb we use do,does, did for the question tag....but this is American English...
In British English you use "You have a cat,haven't you?" but you should put "got" as the main verb in order to form the question tag. British say "You have got a cat, haven't you?"

The "got" is common but not necessary.

 

[BobK]

...
Would you really ask someone, "Haven't you a cat?" :?:
I wouldn't...

Cheers!
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Why yes - though I'm a bit of a linguistic chameleon, so use various alternatives depending on the age and attitudes of my audience: Haven't you a cat? Have you no cat? Don't you have a cat? Can it be that you don't have a cat?... ;-)

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