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Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following The Chief Guest spoke a few words, did he?

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Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following

The Chief Guest spoke a few words, did he?

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The Chief Guest spoke a few words, didn’t he?

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Chapter 3.1: In Celebration of Being Alive - Grammar- Interrogations or Questions [Page 82]

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Chapter 3.1 In Celebration of Being Alive
Grammar- Interrogations or Questions | Q 2. 11. | Page 82

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