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Question Tags

This document discusses question tags, which are short questions added to the end of statements to check for confirmation or correctness of information. Question tags follow specific grammatical rules depending on whether the preceding statement is positive or negative. For positive statements, the question tag is negative, and vice versa. They consist of an auxiliary verb and pronoun matching the subject of the statement. Intonation when speaking question tags indicates whether the speaker knows or is unsure of the answer. The document provides examples and explanations of how to form and use question tags appropriately in English.

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Question Tags

This document discusses question tags, which are short questions added to the end of statements to check for confirmation or correctness of information. Question tags follow specific grammatical rules depending on whether the preceding statement is positive or negative. For positive statements, the question tag is negative, and vice versa. They consist of an auxiliary verb and pronoun matching the subject of the statement. Intonation when speaking question tags indicates whether the speaker knows or is unsure of the answer. The document provides examples and explanations of how to form and use question tags appropriately in English.

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Question tags

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USE
A question tag is a short question at the end of a
statement:
He won the prize, didnt he?
question tag
We use question tags when we want to check if
information is correct.

FORM
1. Use question tags at the end of a sentence:
He won the prize, didnt he?
question tag

FORM
2.a.

NEGATIVE QUESTION TAG:

If the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative:


You have seen that film, havent you?
+

2.b.

POSITIVE QUESTION TAG:

If the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive:


You havent seen that film, have you?
+
If the sentence contains a negative word (never, hardly) the
question tag is positive:
Ann never goes anywhere, does she?
+

FORM
3. Questions tags consist of
AUXILIARY VERB + PRONOUN:
I shouldnt laugh,

should

Sarah was winning, wasnt

I?
she?
she

We use the auxiliary verb that is used in the previous


sentence. If there is no auxiliary verb, se use do/does
(present tense) and did (past tense):
You live near here, dont you?
You turned left, didnt you?
The pronoun refers to the subject of the previous
sentence.

FORM
4. Some verbs form question tags differently:
I am arent I?
Im helpful, arent I?
There is isnt there?
There is a chemists near here, isnt there?
There are arent there?
There are many shops in the area, arent there?
This is / That is isnt it?
Thats your wife over there, isnt it?

FORM
5. When we answer question tags, we often use short
answers:
A: You are French, arent you?
B: Yes, I am.
am / No, Im not.
not

SHORT ANSWERS

A: Shes got a dog, hasnt she?


B: Yes, she has.
has / No, she hasnt.
hasnt

SHORT ANSWERS

A: You smoke, dont you?


B: Yes, I do.
do / No, I dont.
dont

SHORT ANSWERS

FORM
6. Intonation:
When we are sure of the answer, the voice goes
down in the question tag:
John doesnt like gold, does he?
The speaker knows John doesnt like gold.
When we are not sure of the answer, the voice
goes up:
They left for Milan, didnt they?
The speaker doesnt know if they left for Milan
or not.

Question tags
I hope you have understood how to use
question tags.

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