Question Tag
Question tag is a short questions asked at the end of a sentence
EX: she can sing well, can’t she?
v A positive statement uses a negative tag
Auxiliary verb + n’t + subject?
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EX: they will do it, won’t they?
v A negative statement uses positive tag
Auxiliary verb + subject?
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EX: Raja doesn’t work hard, does he?
Note:
The subject of the question tag is pronoun should be used even if there is noun
Pronouns [ I, am, are, you, they, he, she, it ]
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Positive tags:
Positive
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Negative
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Positive
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Negative
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1
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am
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ain’t / aren’t
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13
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would
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wouldn’t
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2
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is
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isn’t
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14
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shall
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shan’t
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3
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are
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aren’t
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15
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should
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shouldn’t
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4
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was
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wasn’t
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16
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can
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can’t
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5
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were
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weren’t
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17
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could
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couldn’t
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6
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have
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haven’t
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18
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may
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mayn’t
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7
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has
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hasn’t
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19
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might
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mightn’t
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8
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had
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hadn’t
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20
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must
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mustn’t
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9
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do
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don’t
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21
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ought
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oughtn’t
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10
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does
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doesn’t
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22
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need
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needn’t
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11
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did
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didn’t
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23
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12
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will
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won’t
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24
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v Statements without auxiliaries & with main verb :-
1. V1 – form and plural subject => do -- don’t
EX: Rivers flow towards the sea, don’t they?
2. V+S/es/ies – form and singular subject => does – doesn’t
EX: the cuckoo sings beautifully, doesn’t it?
3. V2 – form and singular/plural subject => did – didn’t
EX: Sachin broke the world record, didn’t he?
v Statements having neglected words use positive tag :-
Tags: no, none, not, nobody, nothing, nowhere, neither, never, seldom,
Little, few, scarcely, rarely, barely, hardly
EX: Barking dogs seldom bite, do they?
We rarely go to movies, do we?
Muni shows little care in his studies, does he?
Few planets can be seen, can they?
Santhosh scarcely listens in class, does he?
v Statements having “ a little / a few ” are positive
EX: A little sugar is added to sauces, isn’t it?
I have a few chocolates to share, haven’t it?
v “ Only ” uses both positive and negative tags
EX: he did only one mistake, did/didn’t he?
v “Let’s / Let us” uses => shall we?
EX: let’s go for a walk, shall we?
Let us get in, shall we?
v Statements using each, every, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, nobody, everyone, everybody, some of – take plural subject [they]
EX: Everybody cheered, didn’t they?
Nobody was injured, were they?
Everyone has a rose haven’t / don’t they?
v Simple request use “will you?”
EX: Pass me the book, will you?
Come with me, will you?
Get me a ticket, will you?
Please explain once again, will you?
Don’t come late, will you?
Please get me some water, will you?
v Urgent request use “won’t you?”
EX: Sent the E-mail immediately, won’t you?
Catch this quick, won’t you?
Pass on the message soon, won’t you?
v Impatient remarks use “can’t you?”
EX: keep quiet, can’t you?
Listen you, can’t you?
Be attentive, can’t you?
Stand up on the bench, can’t you?
Let us play hockey, can’t you?
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