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Question Tags
A question tag is a small question at the end of a statement.
Question tags are used when asking for agreement or confirmation.
a positive statement + a negative question tag
+ =
You |are| astudent,, (aren't you? A subject pronoun
comes after an
auxiliary or a form
of the verb ToBe
a negative statement + a positive question tag
= +
len i > Asubject pronoun
Mary |isn’t) ateacher,, {is she? meee
\N le
phrase
Intonation and Meaning
The intonation of a question tag shows the exact meaning of it.
If the intonation of the question tag goes up, it means you are not
sure and you want to know the answer.
John |doesn’t|speak Spanish, (does) he?
If the intonation of the question tag goes down, it means you are
checking / confirming information or making conversation.
John |doesn’t|speak Spanish, [does) he? You |are|
He iis |
He = (was
They [were
You |speak)
He st 1
You (studied
You have studied
You had arrived
You will pass
You (can speak
You (could do
We must be
You should go
You would like
Exceptions
| am-
Let's go
a student,
very busy,
happy,
surprised,
English,
Spanish,
for the test,
all week,
before he left,
the exam,
two languages,
it for me,
patient,
now,
a new job,
late,
home,
( Negative Question Tags
Question tags are used when asking for agreement or confirmation.
a positive statement + anegative question tag
Positive Statement
Negative Tag
‘aren’t| you?
lisn’t| he?
‘wasn’t he?
\Weren’t) they? .
Negative
(don’t| you? eDiE sre)
Verbs in tags
SISUEUElISY
in their:
1 contracted
aver 't you? Gaaeck
hadn't you? =
won’t you?
can't you?
couldn't you?
mustn't we?
shouldn't you?
wouldn't you?
a ’” “Ga
aren't) |? (CAREFUL)
shall we?