This document discusses question tags and short answers in communication. It explains that a question tag is a question added to the end of a declarative sentence, with the tag taking a positive form for a negative statement and vice versa. Examples are provided of question tags added to both positive and negative statements. The document also covers short answers to questions, noting that a positive question is answered with "Yes" plus a repetition of the main verb, while a negative question is answered with "No" plus the negation of the main verb.

1. Communication &
Entrepreneurship Skills
TOPIC 6: Question Tags and Short
Answers
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2. Question Tags
• A question added to the end of a
declarative sentence.
• A declarative sentence states a fact. This
word can be used to describe any action
or speech that makes a statement.
• Is a sentence in the form of a statement
(in contrast to a command, a question, or
an exclamation).
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3. • Positive statement ends with question tag
of negative form.
• Negative statement ends with question tag
of positive form.
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4. Examples in Positive statement
• You are coming now, aren’t you?
• We shall serve our country, shall n’t we?
• She went there, didn’t she?
• You know her well, don’t you?
• You have met her brother, haven’t you?
• He goes to school every day, doesn’t he?
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5. Examples in Positive statement
• She's Italian, isn't she?
• They live in London, don't they?
• We're working tomorrow, aren't we?
• It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?
• He went to the party last night, didn't he?
• We were waiting at the station, weren't we?
• They've been to Japan, haven't they?
• She's been studying a lot recently, hasn't she?
• He had forgotten his wallet, hadn't he?
• We'd been working, hadn't we?
• He can help, can't he?
• John must stay, mustn't he?
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6. Examples in Negative statement
• I am not making noise, Am I?
• This is not my book, is it?
• They haven’t come yet, have they?
• You did not break the glass, did you?
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7. Examples in Negative statement
• We aren't late, are we?
• She doesn't have any children, does she?
• The bus isn't coming, is it?
• She wasn't at home yesterday, was she?
• They didn't go out last Sunday, did they?
• You weren't sleeping, were you?
• She hasn't eaten all the cake, has she?
• He hasn't been running in this weather, has he?
• We hadn't been to London before, had we?
• You hadn't been sleeping, had you?
• They won't be late, will they?
• She won't have left work before six, will she?
• He won't have been travelling all day, will he?
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8. Short Answers Positive form
• Do you help her? Yes I do.
• Can you speak French? Yes I can.
• Did he pass his exam? Yes he did.
• Does he speak truth? Yes he does.
• Is your daughter married? Yes she is.
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9. Short Answers Negative form
• Did you help him? No, I didn’t
• Do they like it? No, they don’t
• Can you swim? No, I can’t
• Does she sing well? No, she doesn’t
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10. Short Answers Negative form
• Did you help him? No, I didn’t
• Do they like it? No, they don’t
• Can you swim? No, I can’t
• Does she sing well? No, she doesn’t
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