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TAG QUESTION
Erick Leonardo Huertas Guio
You use
it to…
Make sure of
what people
say, asking
them about it .
Some mistakes you
provably have to check
• When you have some auxiliary
words in past and in the short
question you have to write it
positive when on the statement
is negative, you have to check it
out to write on the same tense.
• Look for the correct pronoun
when you are going to use it on
the short question.
• Check the rules of the structure
and remember it because some
of them change the regular way.
Read about all the structure rules.
Read carefully.
Keep in mind to have positive and negative ways in
the statement and the short question.
Look for the appropriate pronoun.
Tag Questions: Structure Rules and Common Mistakes

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Tag Questions: Structure Rules and Common Mistakes

  • 2. You use it to… Make sure of what people say, asking them about it .
  • 3. Some mistakes you provably have to check • When you have some auxiliary words in past and in the short question you have to write it positive when on the statement is negative, you have to check it out to write on the same tense. • Look for the correct pronoun when you are going to use it on the short question. • Check the rules of the structure and remember it because some of them change the regular way.
  • 4. Read about all the structure rules. Read carefully. Keep in mind to have positive and negative ways in the statement and the short question. Look for the appropriate pronoun.