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Question
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Somebody must bell the cat.
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Solution
Somebody must bell the cat, mustn’t they?
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(c) So they sat outside and ate the lunch I had packed for them.
(d) By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!
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Uma _________ |
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Her brother ______ |
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