Echo Questions and Reactions Practice Test — Advanced

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1. Q1Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

   A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

   Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

   Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

2. Q2Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

   A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

   Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

   Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

3. Q3Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

   A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

   Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

   Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

4. Q4Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

   A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

   Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

   Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

5. Q5Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

   A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

   Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

   Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

6. Q6Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

   A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

   Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

   Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

7. Q7Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

   A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

   Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

   Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

8. Q8Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

   A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

   Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

   Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

9. Q9Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

   A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

   Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

   Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

10. Q10Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

11. Q11Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

12. Q12Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

13. Q13Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

14. Q14Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

15. Q15Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

16. Q16Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

17. Q17Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

18. Q18Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

19. Q19Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

20. Q20Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

21. Q21Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

22. Q22Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

23. Q23Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

24. Q24Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

25. Q25Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

26. Q26Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

27. Q27Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

28. Q28Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

29. Q29Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

30. Q30Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

31. Q31Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

32. Q32Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

33. Q33Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

34. Q34Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

35. Q35Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

36. Q36Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

37. Q37Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

38. Q38Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

39. Q39Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

40. Q40Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

41. Q41Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

42. Q42Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

43. Q43Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief) B'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can you hardly?' C'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'i can hardly believe the news.' — 'can't you?' (rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Answer: A. 'I can hardly believe the news.' — 'Can't you?' (Rising intonation expressing disbelief)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

44. Q44Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse) B'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Witnessed you?' C'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'have you?' (echoing inverted discourse)

    Answer: A. 'Seldom have we witnessed such enthusiasm.' — 'Have you?' (Echoing inverted discourse)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).

45. Q45Select the spoken reaction tag demonstrating precise pragmatic auxiliary matching:

    A'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal) B'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Should she ought?' C'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal with wrong modal. DPragmatic tag 'she ought to resign immediately.' — 'ought she?' (matching marginal modal)

    Answer: A. 'She ought to resign immediately.' — 'Ought she?' (Matching marginal modal)

    Advanced conversational English requires exact auxiliary and modal alignment in echo questions to convey precise pragmatic nuance (disbelief, surprise, endorsement).