We thought they would come, ...? Add a question tag.
Please explain it in detail.

ده رد محرر موقع LONGMAN
Could you please tell me where this question is from? The sentence is a bit strange for a grammar exercise because there are two verb phrases — thought and would come. But I can easily imagine contexts in which such a sentence might be spoken, and the answer is simple.

We thought they would come, didn’t we?

The second clause, they would come, could be replaced by so, which would give you this sentence:
We thought so, didn’t we?

You thought that was easy, didn’t you?


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I have read this sentence brfore . In my opinion it will be didn't we ?

Sorry , Mr. Nabil I think it will be wouldn't they?

Of course it's : wouldn't they

معلش بس اسمحولى
ده رد longman
مش عارف بس انا ليا رأى مخالف ليه
انا رأيى الحل هو :
wouldn't they
قد اكون اصبت او قد اكون اخطأت
والله المستعان

in my opinion , " wouldnt they?" is the right answer

I think the right answer is wouldnot they
consider this sentence
?I think you are happy,arent you
sorry I AM NOT A GOOD TYPIST

I think both answers didn't we and wouldn't they are correct
this depends in spoken languge greatly on the the stressed part in the main sentence

جميل جدا هذا النقاش ومكانه الطبيعى حجره المدرسين

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teacherThanks. This sentence was an item in the TOEFL test. Is there a rule?
http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif honeyall4/2/2009 2:11:00 PMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgOn the TOEFL I would probably give a different answer. I wrote the answer assuming that this was from a Secondary textbook or practice book. From now on, please indicate where a sentence is from when you ask a question. http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif Editor4/4/2009 2:36:00 AMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgteacher What do you mean? Do you want to prove your superiority???? Have I caught wrong you? by the way you asked me from where?
http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif Honeyall4/4/2009 1:39:00 PMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgTEACHEROn the TOEFL ?.....IS IT INCORRECT TO SAY IN A TOEFL TEST? EXPLAIN PLEASE http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif HONEY4/4/2009 3:04:00 PMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgTEACHEROn the TOEFL ?.....IS IT INCORRECT TO SAY IN A TOEFL TEST? EXPLAIN PLEASE.
http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif HONEY4/4/2009 3:07:00 PMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgThere’s no need to get angry here. The sentence in the question has two verbs, EITHER OF WHICH COULD BE MADE INTO A TAG. I know that our textbooks do not have such a difficult question, so I guessed that this was from an outside book. In that case, I have to guess what the writer of the exercise had in mind. Which verb did the author want tagged? It certainly looks like a trick question to me.
But on the TOEFL, which has multiple choices, I assume that only one choice would be correct. Again, either verb could be tagged, so my answer could be either of these (and I assume that only one of these would appear as a choice on the TOEFL):
We thought they would come, didn’t we?
We thought they would come, wouldn’t they?
By the way, it is now my policy not to answer about a specific sentence unless I know where it is from. I’ve had too many experiences of readers jumping down my throat after I’ve replied.
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ده باقي حواري مع المحرر اعتقد فيه فائدة واتمني التعليق
teacherThanks. This sentence was an item in the TOEFL test. Is there a rule?
http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif honeyall4/2/2009 2:11:00 PMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgOn the TOEFL I would probably give a different answer. I wrote the answer assuming that this was from a Secondary textbook or practice book. From now on, please indicate where a sentence is from when you ask a question. http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif Editor4/4/2009 2:36:00 AMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgteacher What do you mean? Do you want to prove your superiority???? Have I caught wrong you? by the way you asked me from where?
http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif Honeyall4/4/2009 1:39:00 PMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgTEACHEROn the TOEFL ?.....IS IT INCORRECT TO SAY IN A TOEFL TEST? EXPLAIN PLEASE http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif HONEY4/4/2009 3:04:00 PMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgTEACHEROn the TOEFL ?.....IS IT INCORRECT TO SAY IN A TOEFL TEST? EXPLAIN PLEASE.
http://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/icon_Pen.gif HONEY4/4/2009 3:07:00 PMhttp://www.longmansec.com.eg/images/manlong.jpgThere’s no need to get angry here. The sentence in the question has two verbs, EITHER OF WHICH COULD BE MADE INTO A TAG. I know that our textbooks do not have such a difficult question, so I guessed that this was from an outside book. In that case, I have to guess what the writer of the exercise had in mind. Which verb did the author want tagged? It certainly looks like a trick question to me.
But on the TOEFL, which has multiple choices, I assume that only one choice would be correct. Again, either verb could be tagged, so my answer could be either of these (and I assume that only one of these would appear as a choice on the TOEFL):
We thought they would come, didn’t we?
We thought they would come, wouldn’t they?
By the way, it is now my policy not to answer about a specific sentence unless I know where it is from. I’ve had too many experiences of readers jumping down my throat after I’ve replied.
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This is what I thought thank you Mr Nabil