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English for Migrants

Tuesday, 11 August, 2015

Questions with Tails

English sentences are either statements or questions. So how can you add a tail to a question after putting a question mark? You can if it is a statement. We use such questions all the time in speaking. So you have to know how to use such questions and adjust your tone accordingly. Find out what these two-word questions with tails are and how you can use them to make your speaking lively as well get the answers you want.

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