1. Question Tags
question added to a declarative sentence or
negative sentence usually at the end, to engage
the listener, verify that something has been
understood, or confirm than an action is agreed.
Example:
You speak English, don’t you?
You don’t like dogs, do you?
3. Position of statements
Positive statement (+) Negative tag (-)
Sub Aux Main V Aux Not Personal
pronoun
You are coming, are n’t You ?
We have finished, have n’t We ?
He likes coffee, does n’t He ?
She loves you, does n’t She ?
John was there, was n’t He ?
I am right, are n’t I ?
4. Negative of statements
Negative statement (-) Positive tag (+)
Sub Aux Main V Aux Personal
pronoun
It is not raining, is it ?
We have never seen that, have we ?
He will not help, will he ?
You are not stupid, are you ?
John should not drive so
fast,
should he ?
I am not stupid boy, am I ?
5. Question Tags rules
1. We use helping verbs in the main clause to
form a question tag.
You will come to my party,__________
We are going to holiday tomorrow,_________
Tom has cut the grass neatly, __________
2. We use verb to do for no helping verb sentence.
He likes drawing, __________
Your cat liked fish,_________
You buy a new book,________
won’t you ?
aren’t we?
hasn’t he?
doesn’t he?
didn’t it?
don’t you ?
6. Question Tags rules
5. When the sentence is a complex sentence, use
the verb in the main clause.
Example:
They never said that Terry would come,_________
Mike said that he wouldn’t dare to do it, ________
did they?
didn’t he?
7. Question Tags rules
6. When the sentence has negative word, question
tag must be positive tag.
Example:
Nothing is interesting ,_____
You never skip class, _______
is it?
do you ?
8. Question Tags rules
7. When the helping verb is “am”, tag question must
be_________
Example:
I am late,
It the helping verb is “am not”, tag question must
Be________
I am not the tallest in all classes,
aren’t I ?
“aren’t I ?”
“am I ?”
am I ?
