Monday 24 September 2012

Question Tags


                      Question Tags

Question tags are short additions to sentences, asking for agreement or confirmation. When you are talking to someone about hobbies, a friend or school and you want him or her to agree with you, use question tags.

Example:
Cricket is great, isn't it?

Here are some rules to follow:

  1. QUESTION TAG = AUXILIARY + PERSONAL PRONOUN:
    Tinku can run really fast, can't she?
    The twins are very nice, aren't they?

  1. If there is no auxiliary in the statement, use a form of do in the question tag:
    Mum cooks fantastic meals, doesn't she?

  1. Positive statements => negative question tags;
    negative statements => positive question tags:
    That's your notebook, isn't it?
    That was not true, was it?
    They will help us, won't they?

  1. Orders and commands are followed by "will you":
    Don't open the windows,
    will you?
    Help your dad in the garage,
    will you?

  1. Let's is followed by "shall we":
    Let's start homework now,
    shall we?
    Let's go shopping,
    shall we?

  1. AND DON'T FORGET:
  •  The question tag "am I not" is totally incorrect; always say: "aren't I":
    I am late, aren't I?
  •  The statements and the question tags take the same tenses:
    Balu helped you a lot, didn't he?
    You will help me tomorrow, won't you?

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