Detailed discourse on tag question

1. PREPARED BY
MD ALAFTAGIN ROSHAB
EMAIL:rroshab@gmail.com

2. Considerable factors while making tag
question
The pronoun of subject of a sentence.
Auxiliary verb of a sentence
Whether the sentence is affirmative or negative
If the sentence is negative the tag question will be
affirmative and if the sentence is affirmative the tag
question will be negative
Contracted form will be used in term of negative
auxiliary verb
Interrogation will be used at the end of tag question.

3. The car is very beautiful , isn’t it ? (কারটি খুব সুন্দর
তাই না?
You are very busey , aren’t you ? তু মি খুব বযস্ততাই
না?
He has no money now , has he ? এখন তার কাছে
ককান টাকা কনই আছে মক?

4. Contracted form
shall not shan’t is not isn’t have not Haven’t
will not won’t was not wasn’t has not Hasn’t
am not aren’t were not weren’t had not Hadn’t
ought not oughtn’t should not shouldn’t must not Mustn’t
need not needn’t would not wouldn’t do not Don’t
dare not daren’t could not couldn’t does not Doesn’t
used not usedn’t may not mayn’t did not Didn’t
cannot can’t might not mightn’t Haven’t

5. Noun pronoun
Male singular( Rahim ,John, karim etc) He
Female singular ( Mina , Shila , Tima So
Forth)
She
(no/some/ every /each)+(body / one
)
they
(no/some/ every /each)+(thing) it
(all/most/some) of us we
(all/most/some) of them they
(all/most/some) of you You
Baby /mouse /crow IT

6. Every mother loves her child Don’t they ?
The glass contains not that much
water
Does it ?
Ronal had a dog Hadn’t he / didn’t he ?
Students’d be so glad hearing this Wouldn’t they?
There were many wise man it that
locality
weren’t there?
They shall reach home safely Shan’t they?
Most of the people have
participated in the fair
Haven’t they ?

7. 1.The (mother/father/girl/boy/brother)rose
in(him/her)
didn’t it?
2.Let’s not/let’s dance shall we?
3.Who cares ( he doesn’t care ) Does he?
4.(Good bye/Good morning/Congratulation)
I wish you good morning
don’t I?
5.How odd!(it is ) isn’t?
6.What a pity ! (it is ) isn’t it?
7.I’m late aren’t I?
8.I am not late am I?
9.Let them malinger will you?/shall they?

8. 10.To err is human isn’t it?
11.To not smoke is a good habit isn’t it?
12.He (used not/used)to gamble used he/didn’t he?
13.Neither of them is absent are they?
14.Muslims aren’t you?
15.Every(body/one/any singular noun)
loves her
don’t they?
16.Nothing is certain is it?
17.I’ve been awaiting you haven’t I ?
18.We (oughtn’t/ought)to sing ought we/oughtn’t we?

9. 19.Both of them are amicable aren’t they?
20.You (dare/need)not work dare/need you?
21.I (dared/needed)to dance didn’t I?
22.Many a man comes don’t they?
23.I’d better go hadn’t I?
24.The sooner the better isn’t it?
25.He [as well
as/(along/together)with/accompanied by/in
addition to]the workers works hard
doesn’t he?
26.One should do ones duty shouldn’t one? /Shouldn’t they?
27.Rana let me read didn’t he?

10. 28.Rana,let me read will you?
29.What he says may be true Mayn’t it?
30.I believe he’s innocent isn’t he?
31.Look, here he comes doesn’t he?
32.The (brave/poor/pious) are
unhappy
aren’t they?
33.you &I came to terms didn’t we?
34.The DC &MP is absent isn’t he?
35.The DC & the MP are absent aren’t they?
36.If I offer he won’t refuse will he?

11. 37.Slow & steady wins the race doesn’t it?
38.He never used to smoke did he?
39.He didn’t use to pore did he?
40. Walking is a good habit isn’t it?
42. you have to reach in time don’t you?
43. Kindly do me a favor Will you?
N:B: Some negative indicating word such
as:-not,few, little, seldom, hardly, scarcely,
rarely, never, no(body/one) and so
(on/forth)