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verb. These sentences are declarative sentences, only rising intonation makes them

interrogative sentences as in 36a,b.

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a. 

--

You home go-PRES-MAS.2(NH)

Do you go home?

b. 

---

He book read-EPN-PRES-MAS.3(NH)

Does he read a book?

(iii) Tag question

Tag questions are marked with antecedent clause  . Main clause is followed by

the tag question   'or not' and it shows the speaker's request.

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a. 

---

You father-(H) GEN book give-PST-MAS.2 PRT not?

'You gave the book to father, didn't you?'

b. 

---

Aunti sweet chapati cook-CAU-PST-FEM.2 AUX PRT not?

'Aunti! Sweet chapati are cooked, aren't they?'

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