question tag

1. Question tags
Presented by Imam Fauzi

2. Definition
 Question tags are short questions that follow a sentence –
especially in spoken English:
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3. Use
 We use a question tag to ask if something is
true, or to ask people to agree with us, or
just to keep the conversation going.
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4. Rule 1
- Use a negative tag after a positive sentence and a
positive tag after a negative sentence.
e.g. + -
The Earth is bigger than the Moon,
isn’t it?
-
+
The Earth isn’t as big as the Sun, is it?
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5. Rule 2
- Use the same auxiliary or modal verb
as it is in the main sentence.
e.g.
We’ll go out together, won’t we?
Albert can’t play the violin, can he?
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6. Rule 3
-If the main sentence has no auxiliary,
use do, does or did:
Asian people like rice, don’t they?
She speaks Russian, doesn’t she?
Jack bought a new car last week,
didn’t he?
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7. Remember!
 I am late, aren’t I?
 Let’s go, shall we?
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8. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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9. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help,She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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10. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence: Question tag
She needs some help,She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?doesn’t she?
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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11. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence: Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week,They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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12. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week,They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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13. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine,I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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14. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine,I’m fine, aren’t I?aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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15. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm,It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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16. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm,It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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17. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn,It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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18. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn,It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?was it?
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19. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem,There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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20. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem,There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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21. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious,You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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22. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious,You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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23. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here,You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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24. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here,You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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25. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late,You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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26. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late,You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there, was it?
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27. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there,Let’s go there, was it?
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28. Find the appropriate question tag
for each sentence:
Main sentence Question tag
She needs some help, shall we?shall we?
They’re away for a week, don’t you?
I’m fine, aren’t I?
It’s warm, doesn’t she?.
It wasn’t your turn, will you?
There’s a problem, aren’t they?
You’re not serious, isn’t there?
You often come here, isn’t it?
You won’t be late, are you?
Let’s go there,Let’s go there, was it?
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29. A fable
“You’re the most beautiful bird in the
world, aren’t you?”
“You’ve nice feathers, haven’t you?”
“You’ve the sweetest voice, haven’t you?”
“But you can’t sing, can you?”
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30. Before the end the…
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Question tags are fun to learn, aren’t they?
Thanks for attention!