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Indefinite person pronoun + singular affirmative clause, negative auxiliary + they?

A reusable frame from “Questions, tags and ellipsis”. Compare how English and German express questions, tags and ellipsis. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.

EN · EnglishIndefinite person pronoun + singular affirmative clause, negative auxiliary + they?
DE · GermanStatement about people, oder?

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  1. RU · Translation

    Кто-то ведь знает ответ, верно?

    EN · English

     Someone  knows the answer,  don't  they?

    DE · German

     Jemand  kennt  die Antwort, oder?

  2. RU · Translation

    Все готовы, верно?

    EN · English

     Everybody  is  ready,  aren't  they?

    DE · German

     Alle  sind bereit, oder?

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