4. It’s a beautiful day,
We’re having an amazing
day,
The students worked well
together,
isn’t it?
aren’t we?
didn’t they?
.ask for agreement;
.to find out more
information;
Question
tags
7. The answer yes means that the
positive is true, and no means
that the negative is true.
8. Tim isn’t here,
Extreme sports can be dangerous,
is he?
can’t they?
,
,
Tim he
Extreme sports they
Question tags
Personal
Pronouns
9. Tim isn’t here,
Extreme sports can be dangerous,
is he?
can’t they?
,
,
Tim he
Extreme sports they
Negative sentence Positive
question tag
Positive sentence Negative
question tag
Question tags
+
+
10. Note:
Although the negative
word not is not in the
sentence, the sentence can
be negative.
Then we use the positive question-tag.
never
Hardly never
rarely
With:
22. Question tags
2- without an auxiliary or modal verb:
The auxiliary verb “do” must be used in the
question tag.
You bought me something, didn’t you?
27. Question tags
Present Simple
You are happy,
aren’t you?
Past Simple
You were happy,
weren’t you?
3- The verb tense of the question tag is the same
of the verb of the main sentence.
32. Question tags
4- Finally, the meaning of a question tag
depends on how you say it.
If your voice goes
down, you aren’t
really making a
question.
This is your car,
isn’t it?
33. Question tags
You are only
inviting the
listener to agree
with you.
This is your car,
isn’t it?
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