Question Tags
Question Tags
Question Tag is a short question used at the end of a statement to check information. There are only two types of question tags which are the positive tag and negative tag. Positive tag is used with a negative sentence while negative tag is used with positive sentence.
Table of Content
- BE
- Auxiliary/Modal Verb
- Normal Verb
- Special Note
- Practice
+ BE
[ Positive sentence, be + not + sub? ]
- She is friendly, isn't she?
- Lions are dangerous, aren't they?
- ROZA was absent yesterday, wasn't she?
[ Negative sentence, be + sub? ]
- Tom isn't a teacher, is he?
- They aren't rude, are they?
- They weren't sick last week, were they?
+ Auxillary/ Modal
[ Sub + auxi/modal, auxi/modal + not + sub? ]
- She is a teacher, isn't she?
- They have done their homework, haven't they?
[ Sub + auxi/modal + not , auxi/modal + sub? ]
- ROZA can't swim, can she?
- They haven't done their homework yet, have they?
+ Normal verbs
[ Positive sentence, don't/doesn't/ didn't? ]
- He likes drawing, doesn't he?
- Lions eat other animals for food, don't they?
[ Negative sentence, do/does/did + sub? ]
- Roza doesn't like meat, does she?
- They didn't come yesterday, did they?
+ Special Note
Here is a few tag questions that you have to remember since there is no rule.
Imperative
- Close the door, will you?
- Keep silent, will you?
Invitation
- Let's have a trip this weekend, shall we?
- Let's go fishing, shall we?
* I am not rude, aren't I?
Question Tags - Interactive Lesson
Lesson
+ BE (Verb "to be")
Positive sentence: be + not + subject?
Negative sentence: be + subject?
→ She is a teacher, isn't she?
+ Auxiliary / Modal Verbs
Subject + auxiliary/modal: auxiliary/modal + not + subject?
→ She is a teacher, isn't she?
→ They have done their homework, haven't they?
Subject + auxiliary/modal + not: auxiliary/modal + subject?
→ Roza can't swim, can she?
→ They haven't done their homework yet, have they?
+ Normal Verbs
Positive sentence: don't/doesn't/didn't + subject?
→ He likes drawing, doesn't he?
→ Lions eat other animals for food, don't they?
Negative sentence: do/does/did + subject?
→ Roza doesn't like meat, does she?
→ They didn't come yesterday, did they?
Practice
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grammar