Tag Questions

Tag k‡ãi A_© ÒRy‡o †`IqvÓ Avi Question k‡ãi A_© ÒcÖkœÓ| ev¯Íe Rxe‡b K_v ejvi
mgq Avgiv A‡bK mgq cÖkœ‡evaK ev‡K¨i †k‡l †kªvZvi ¯^xK…wZ, mg_©b ev gšÍe¨ PvB Ges
GKwU mshy³ cÖkœ Kwi| Giƒc mshy³ cÖkœ‡K Tag Question ejv nq| ‡hgbt We like flowers,
don’t we? (Avgiv dzj cQ›` Kwi, ZvB bq wK?)
Tag Question `yB cÖKvi| h_vt
(i) Affirmative/Positive tag
(ii) Negative tag

Tag Question Ki‡Z n‡j †h mKj welq Rvbv _vKv `iKvi Zv nj:
1. Subject m¤ú‡K© aviYv _vK‡Z n‡e|
2. g~j Verb m¤ú‡K© aviYv _vK‡Z n‡e|
3. Auxiliary verb m¤ú‡K© aviYv _vK‡Z n‡e|
4. Pronoun m¤ú‡K© aviYv _vK‡Z n‡e|
5. Affirmative & Negative m¤ú‡K© aviYv _vK‡Z n‡e|
6. Sentence m¤ú‡K© aviYv _vK‡Z n‡e|
7. Singular & Plural m¤ú‡K© aviYv _vK‡Z n‡e|
Subject ‡Pbvi Dcvqmg~n:
a. msÁvi gva¨‡g: Subject n‡jv KZ©v whwb Verb Gi KvRwU m¤úv`b K‡i _v‡Kb |
b. Subject, Verb Gi c~‡e© e‡m|
c. Verb †K, †K/Kvnviv cÖkœ Ki‡j †h DËi cvIqv hvq ZvB n‡jv Subject.
d. mvavibZ Sentence-Gi cÖ_‡g hv _v‡K ZvB Subject|
e. Subject me mgq noun/pronoun n‡e|
Example: Rahim gave me a book.
a. D`vniY ev‡K¨i Subject A_©vr KZ©v nj Rahim whwb Verb- gave -Gi KvR m¤úv`b K‡i‡Qb|
b. D`vniY ev‡K¨i Subject-Rahim, Verb- gave Gi c~‡e© Av‡Q|
c. D`vniY ev‡K¨i Verb- gave †K, †K w`‡q‡Qb cÖkœ Ki‡j DËi cvIqv hvq Rahim w`‡q‡Qb|
d. D`vniY ev‡K¨i Subject-Rahim Sentence -Gi cÖ_‡g Av‡Q|
e. D`vniY ev‡K¨i Subject-Rahim GKwU noun|
g~j Verb ‡Pbvi Dcvqmg~n:
a. msÁvi gva¨‡g: †h Word Øviv †Kvb KvR m¤úv`b Kiv eySvq, Zv‡K mvaviYZ Verb e‡j|
c. ‡ewki fvM Sentence-G Subject Gi c‡i verb e‡m|
d. Object Gi c~‡e© verb e‡m|
e. mvaviYZ ing/es/ed/t Gi gva¨‡g verb ‡Pbv hvq|
 Auxiliary verb
Auxiliary verb 26 wU| h_v t
Am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, do, did, does, shall, should, will, would, may, might, can, could,
must, used to, ought to, dare, need to, been, being .
Pronoun
Subject Pronoun
Rahima She
Karim He
His father He
His mother She
Her sister She
Bird It
Birds They
Chair/Book /Voice It
Sun He
Moon She
Bangladesh/our country She
A student He/she
Students They

Tag Question Kivi wbqgvewjt

Tag question Kivi †gŠwjK wZbwU wbqg n‡jv (Rule1-Rule-3)t
Rule-1 t g~j Sentence G Auxiliary verb Av‡Q wKbv Zv †`L‡Z n‡e-
hw` _v‡K
Zvn‡j H Auxiliary verb w`‡qB Tag ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|
Examplet
a) Rahim is going to be a doctor, is ?
b) Rokeya is a nurse, is ?
c) We ought to him, ought ?
d) We ought to serve our country, ought ?
e) He used to play, used ?
f) I need to do this, need ?
hw` bv _v‡K
Zvn‡j g~j verb Gi wb‡P underline Ki‡Z n‡e Ges g~j verb Abymv‡i do/did/does w`‡q
Tag ïi“ Ki‡Z n‡e|
Examplet a) Rahim gave me a pen, did ?
b) Rokeya gets up early in morning, does ?
Rule -2: g~j Sentence wU n¨vu †evaK ev bv †evaK Zv wbY©q Ki‡Z n‡e| hwU g~j Sentence
n¨vu †evaK nq Zvn‡j Tag question bv †evaK Ki‡Z n‡e | Avi hw` g~j Sentence bv †evaK nq
Zvn‡j Tag question n¨vu †evaK Ki‡Z n‡e | Sentence G hw` wb‡Pi kã¸wj _v‡K Zvn‡j eyS‡Z n‡e
Sentence wU bv †evaK|
(not, no, never, hardly, rarely, scarcely, few, little, barely, seldom, too….to etc.)
Examplet
a) He is not a thief, is ?
b) We do not go to school on Friday, do ?
c) I have no money at all, have ?
d) He hardly comes my home, does ?
e) He seldom comes here, does ?
f) Few of the boys were present in the class yesterday, were ?
g) I rarely do the work, do ?
h) He gets up early in the morning, doesn’t ?
i) Rahim has become the main person of the meeting, hasn’t ?
e¨wZµgag©x wKQy Negative msw¶ßiƒct
c~Y© iƒc msw¶ß iƒc
will not won’t
shall not shan’t
am not aren’t
can not can’t
Rule -3: g~j Sentence Gi Subject hw` pronoun nq Zvn‡j ‡mB pronoun wU mivmwi Tag
question Gi pronoun wnmv‡e e¨vüZ n‡e| Avi hw` g~j Sentence Gi Subject wU noun nq Zvn‡j
‡mB noun wUi pronoun †K Tag Gi pronoun wnmv‡e e¨envi Ki‡Z n‡e |
Examplet
a) Rahim is going to be a doctor, isn’t he?
b) Rokeya is a nurse, isn’t she?
c) Rahim gave me a pen, didn’t he?
d) Rokeya gets up early in morning, doesn’t she?
e) He is not a thief, is he?
f) We do not go to school on Friday, do we?
g) I have no money at all, have I?
h) He hardly comes my home, does he?
i) He seldom comes here, does he?
j) Few of the boys were present in the class yesterday, were they?
k) I rarely do the work, do I?
l) He gets up early in the morning, doesn’t he?
m) Rahim has become the main person of the meeting, hasn’t he?
n) Your father can manage it, can’t he?
o) I admit you, don’t I?
p) You are going abroad, aren’t you?
q) I can not go, can I?
r) You have much money, haven’t you?
s) I can manage money, can’t I?
t) You don’t know our parents stale, do you?
u) He wishes to be a doctor, doesn’t he?
v) I am waiting for kamal, aren’t I?
w) I also have come here to meet him, haven’t I?
x) He told you about something, didn’t he?
y) I don’t know more about this, do I?
z) He wants to my home, isn’t he?
Rule-4: There hw` g~j Sentence Gi subject wn‡m‡e _v‡K Zvn‡j GB there-B Tag question Gi
pronoun wnmv‡e e¨eüZ n‡e|
Examplet
a) There is little water is the pot, is there?
b) There is something wrong, isn’t there?
c) I had gone there, hadn’t I?
Rule-5: Auxiliary verb Gi msw¶ß iƒ‡ci cÖK…Z iƒc wbY©q K‡i Tag question Ki‡Z n‡e |
msw¶ß iƒc cÖK…Z iƒc
He’d He had/ would
I’m I am
 I’ll I will / shall
she’s She is
There ‘re There are
I’ve I have
Examplet
a) He’d go there, wouldn’t he?
b) He’d gone there, hadn’t he?
c) There‘s something wrong, isn’t there?
d) They’re brothers, aren’t they?

Sentence
A_© Abymv‡i Sentence cvuP cÖKvi| h_v:
(i) Assertive Sentence.
(ii) Interrogative Sentence. (Tag question mvaviYZ nq bv)
(iii) Imperative Sentence.
(iv) Optative Sentence. (Tag question mvaviYZ nq bv)
(v) Exclamatory Sentence.
Imperative Sentence ‡Pbvi Dcvqt
a) msÁvi gva¨‡gt †h Sentence Øviv Av‡`k Dc‡`k wb‡la eySvq Zv‡K Imperative Sentence e‡j |
b) Verb w`‡q ïi“ nq |
c) Do not ev don’t w`‡q ïiy n‡Z cv‡i |
d) Please/kindly/always/never w`‡q ïiy n‡Z cv‡i |
Rule–6: Imperative Sentence -Gi Tag question n‡e will you?
Examplet
a) Give me a pen, will you?
b) Don’t tell a lie, will you?
c) Wait here a moment, will you?
d) Please give me a glass of water, will you?
e) Kindly do me a favour, will you?
f) Always speak the truth, will you?
g) Never tell a lie, will you?
Exclamatary sentence †Pbvi Dcvq t
a) msÁvi gva¨‡gt †h Sentence Øviv g‡bi Pig Avb›` I Pig `ytL‡K cÖKvk Kiv nq Zv‡K Exclamatory
sentence e‡j|
b) What ev how w`‡q ïi“ n‡Z cv‡i|
c) Subject Ges verb †k‡l _v‡K|
d) Sentence-Gi ‡k‡l Ô!Õ wPý _vK‡e|
Rule–7: ‡h‡nZz Exclamatory sentence Gi Subject Ges Verb ‡k‡l _v‡K, ZvB †k‡li †mB Subject
Ges Verb Abyhvqx Tag question Ki‡Z n‡e|
Examplet
a) What a pity it is, isn’t it?
b) What a fool I am, aren’t I?
c) How beautiful the bird is, isn’t it?
d) How charming the scenery is, isn’t it?
e) How beautiful the girl is, isn’t she?
f) How clever the boy is, isn’t he?
g) How nice the scenery is, isn’t it?
h) How sweetly the girl sang, didn’t she?
i) How sweetly the bird sings, doesn’t it?
wKš‘ A‡bK mgq Exclamatory sentence G Subject Ges Verb Dn¨ _v‡K †m †¶‡Î Sense ey‡S Tag As‡ki
Subject Ges Verb a‡i wb‡Z nq|
Examplet
a) How beautiful (subject + Verb), ________?
How beautiful, isn’t it/she?
b) What a pity, isn’t it?
c) How charming, isn’t it?
d) What a fool, aren’t you/I?
e) How sweetly, doesn’t it?
f) How nice, isn’t it?

Rule-8: Let Gi c‡i hw` objective pronoun _v‡K Zvn‡j Let Gi cwie‡Z© Shall Ges ‡mB objective
pronoun wUi Subjective iƒcwU‡K Tag question Gi pronoun wn‡m‡e e¨envi Ki‡Z n‡e|
Objective pronoun Subjective pronoun
Let us / Let’s Shall we
Let me Shall I
Let him Shall he
Let her Shall she
Let karim Shall he
Let them Shall they
Examplet
a) Let us have a picnic, shall we?
b) Let’s go out for a walk, shall we?
c) Let’s do the work, shall we?
d) Let them finish the work, Shall they?
e) Let her write a letter, Shall she?
f) Let him study well, Shall he?
g) Let them go home, Shall they?
h) Let her go to market, Shall she?
Rule-9: One hw` g~j sentence Gi Subject wnmv‡e _v‡K Tag Gi pronoun wnmv‡e One e¨eüZ
n‡e |
a) One should love ones country, shouldn’t one?
b) One should show respect to others, shouldn’t one?
Rule-10: k‡ãi ‡k‡l body hy³ †hgb everybody, somebody, nobody, anybody Ges k‡ãi ‡k‡l one hy³
†hgb everyone, someone, no one, anyone, none Ges all, each, every g~j sentence Gi Subject
wnmv‡e _vK‡j Tag Gi pronoun, they n‡e|
Example: a) Nobody called me, did they?
b) Nobody called in a doctor, did they?
c) All left, didn’t they?
d) Each has done the work, haven’t they?
e) Nobody supported him, did he?
f) No one will come, will they?
g) Some one came, didn’t they?
h) Nobody believes him, do they?
i) None is to under the sun, are they?
j) Somebody wanted to go with you, didn’t they?
k) Someone went to market with me, didn’t they?
l) Anybody has been caught, haven’t they?
m) Every mother loves her child, don’t they?
Rule-11: thing hy³ wKQy word †hgb-everything, nothing, anything, something g~j Sentence G
Subject wnmv‡e e¨eüZ n‡j Tag Gi pronoun wnmv‡e it e¨eüZ n‡e|
Example:
a) Anything will do, won’t it?
b) Something is better than nothing, is it?
c) Everything will be done, won’t it?
d) Nothing can concern you, can it?

Rule-12:
All of us/many of us/most of us/none of us/some of us BZ¨vw`| We
All of them/many of them/most of them/ none of them/some of them They
BZ¨vw`|
All of you/many of you/most of you/none of you BZ¨vw`| You
All of the boys/ most the problems BZ¨vw`| They
Ic‡ii phrase ¸‡jv g~j Sentence Gi Subject wnmv‡e e¨eüZ n‡j preposition Gi c‡i ‡h pronoun Gi
objective form _v‡K †mwUi subjective form ‡K Tag Gi pronoun wnmv‡e e¨envi Ki‡Z n‡e |
Example:
a) Many of the boys were present, weren’t they?
b) Most of the problems have been solved, haven’t they?
c) Some of them will have to do this, won’t they?
d) None of them have done this, have they?
e) Any of us can do this, can’t we?
f) Some of us were present, weren’t we?
g) All of us paid a visit to the historical place, didn’t we?
h) Some of you enjoyed the drama, didn’t you?
i) Most of you can’t speak English well, can you?
Rule-13: Complex word ‡hgb-If, as, yet, who, whose, since, because, unless, though, although,
when, lest, so that, as BZ¨vw` Sentence Gi †h As‡k _vK‡e ‡mB AskwU subordinate clause ZvB
G As‡ki Tag n‡e bv, c‡ii AskwU principal clause G Kvi‡Y GB As‡ki Tag Ki‡Z n‡e |
Example:
a) Everything will be as it should be, won’t it?
b) If I offer you a job in my office you won’t refuse it, will it?
c) Your father can manage it, if he wishes, can’t he?
d) Yet the voice has some importance, you can’t deny, can you?
e) If you work hard, you will prosper in life, won’t you?
f) You have to fill in an application from and be introduced by someone who has an account with
the bank, haven’t you?
g) If you walk, you will able to remove your weakness, won’t you?
Rule-14: This, These, That, Those k㸇jv hw` g~j Sentence Gi Subject wnmv‡e e¨eüZ nq Zvn‡j
GB k㸇jv g~j Sentence G ‡h noun/pronoun ‡K wb‡`©k K‡i †mB noun/pronoun Abyhvqx Tag
Gi pronoun n‡e|
Example:
a) This is a book, isn’t it?
b) That was a man, wasn’t he?
c) These are green mangoes, aren’t they?
Rule-15: g~j Sentence-G hw` `ywU Subject _v‡K Ges Subject `ywU hw` as well as, along with,
rather than, together with, accompanied by, in addition to, including, excluding, except BZ¨vw`
Øviv hy³ _v‡K Zvn‡j cÖ_g Subject Abyhvqx Tag Gi pronoun n‡e|
Example:
a) He along with his friends done the work, hasn’t he?
b) I as well as my father went to the market, didn’t I?
Rule – 16: Acic‡¶ Subject `ywU hw` or, either …… or……, neither …….nor, not only ……but
also Øviv hy³ _vK‡j wØZxq Subject Abyhvqx Tag Gi pronoun n‡e |
Example:
a) Not only I but also my friends were present there, were they?
b) Either Rahim or his elder sisters came to my house, didn’t they?
Rule – 17: Sentence G Subject wnmv‡e GKwU gvÎ Letter ev word Zvi cªK…Z A‡_© e¨eüZ bv
n‡q Ab¨ A‡_© e¨eüZ n‡j Tag Gi pronoun n‡e it Ges GKvwaK letter ev word n‡j Tag Gi pronoun
n‡e they.
Example:
a) “I” is a letter, isn’t it?
b) “Rahim” is a noun, isn’t it?
c) A, E, I, O, U are called vowel, aren’t they?
Rule – 18: cÖev` ev‡K¨i Subject Ges verb hw` wba©viY Kiv bv hvq Zvn‡j Tag n‡e isn’t it?
Example:
a) Too much cartasy too much craft, isn’t it? (AwZ fw³ †Pv‡ii j¶Y)
b) To err is human, isn’t it? (gvbyl gvÎB fzj K‡i)
c) Grasp all, lose all, isn’t it? (AwZ †jv‡f ZuvwZ bó)
d) Practice makes a man perfect, doesn’t/isn’t it? (MvB‡Z MvB‡Z Mv‡qb)
e) Hunger is the best sauce, isn’t it? (¶zavi eo Avi PvUbx †bB)
Rule – 19: Mother, father, brother G¸‡jvi c~‡e© the _vK‡j A_©vr the mother, the father, the
brother Gi A_© gv, evev, fvB, bv eywS‡h gvZ…Z¡, wcZ…Z¡ , åvZ…Z¡ eySvq| †h‡nZz gvZ…Z¡
†`Lv hvq bv ZvB Tag Gi pronoun wnmv‡e it e¨eüZ n‡e|
Example:
a) The mother rose in her, didn’t it?
Rule – 20: mvaviYZ Dialogue Gi †¶‡Î `yB ev Z‡ZvwaK Sentence Gi ‡k‡l ev gv‡S Tag Kivi
K_v ejv n‡Z cv‡i G‡¶‡Î †h Sentence Gi †k‡l k~b¨¯’vb †`qv _vK‡e †mwU‡K we‡ePbv K‡i Tag
Ki‡Z n‡e|
Example:
a) Look, here he comes, doesn’t he?
b) Yes, sir, I know him. He came here yesterday, didn’t he?
c) No, I don’t believe this. You know he is very honest, isn’t he? Then how can he steal the watch.
Rule – 21: Compound Sentence-Gi †¶‡Î 2q clause †gvZv‡eK tag question Ki‡Z n‡e|
Example:
a) Salam is strong but kabir is weak, isn’t he?
Rule – 22: KLbI KLbI complex sentence Gi cÖ_g clause G e¨eüZ think, see, believe, guess, hope, agree,
feel, means BZ¨vw` verb Gi ci (that) conjunction Dn¨ _v‡K ‡m †¶‡Î 2q clause †gvZv‡eK tag nq| wKš‘
Gme verb Gi ci that e¨eüZ n‡j cÖ_g clause †gvZv‡eK tag nq|
Example:
a) I thing (that) you will do better, won’t you?
b) I hope that you will do better in future, don’t I?
Rule – 23: Sentence Gi singular subject hw` wkï, BZi cÖvYx, Ro c`v_© nq Zvn‡j tag Question Gi
subject wn‡m‡e it e¨eüZ nq|
Example:
a) The baby is shouting, isn’t it?
b) My pen writs black, doesn’t it?
c) The cat likes milk, doesn’t it?
d) The babies are fond of mother, aren’t they?
Rule – 24: The rich, the poor, the blind, the pious, the virtuous etc. plural A_© enb K‡i | They e¨envi
K‡i G¸‡jv‡K tag Kiv nq|
Example:
a) The rich are not always happy, are they?
b) The blind can’t see, can they?
Rule – 25: Motherland, country, moon, river, ship, earth and singular other words mg~n gv‡S gv‡S
feminine gender ev ¯¿x RvZxq kã e‡j we‡ewPZ nq| ZLb tag G it Gi cwie‡Z© she e¨eüZ nq|
But there is no hard and fast rule in this matter.
Example:
a) Bangladesh is our motherland, isn’t she?
b) The moon is shining brightly, isn’t she?
c) The Padma abounds with hilshas, doesn’t she?
Some Exceptional Example on Tag Question:
a) The Headmaster and Secretary was present in the meeting, wasn’t he?
b) The Headmaster and the Secretary were present in the meeting, weren’t they?
c) Thank You, will you?
d) Man should not tell a lie, should he?
e) Fire burns, doesn’t it?
f) Allah won’t excuse a sinner, will He?
g) Man is mortal, isn't he?
h) Time and tide waits for none, doesn’t it?
i) I believe, I shall do well, shan’t I?