Shouldn't be, should it? [closed]
Hello I was concerned about this.
Is this a correct proper formal English?
There shouldn't be any issue, should it?
Solution 1:
It should read: 'There shouldn't be any issue, should there?'
Unlike in French which can use the uniform n'est-ce pas'on any sentence, English forms its closing interrogative endings, both positives and negatives, precisely as the sentence is worded. For example:
'He did go, didn't he'? 'They ought to know better, oughtn't they'? 'I wouldn't do such a thing, would I'? etc.
Solution 2:
I think that sentence is two clauses and should be punctuated as such. Also, using "any" followed by a singular noun can be grammatically correct sometimes, but it generally sounds better to not use it in most cases. I believe it has something to do with whether or not the noun is countable. "Issue" is a gray area because it might or might not be countable. Certainly, some meanings of "issue" (e.g. issue of a newspaper) are always countable.
There shouldn't be an issue. Should there?
There shouldn't be any issues. Should there?
There shouldn't be an issue - should there?
There shouldn't be an issue; should there?