2. What Question Tag is?
A SHORT QUESTION which is added
at the end of statement to change it
into YES or NO question.
We use COMMA(,) after statement and
QUESTION MARK(?) after question
tag.
4. Examples
It’s lunch time, isn’t it?
It isn’t raining, is it?
He works hard, doesn’t he?
He does not work hard, does he?
They attended a class, didn’t they?
5. How to add Question Tag?
We add POSITIVE QUESTION
TAG with NEGATIVE
STATEMENT.
We add NEGATIVE QUESTION
TAG with POSITIVE STATEMENT.
7. Question Tag With TO BE verb
She is working, isn’t she?
She is not working, is she?
We’re late, aren’t we?
We aren’t late, are we?
He was angry, wasn’t he?
He wasn’t angry, was he?
8. Question Tag with AUXILIARY
VERBS
You’ll be there, won’t you?
You won’t be there, will you?
He should attend all lectures, shouldn’t he?
I can go there, can’t I?
I can’t go there, can I?
It could happen, couldn’t it?
He must exercise, mustn’t he?
They have a car, don’t they?
He has to work, doesn’t he?
He’s got to work, hasn’t he?
9. Special Tags
To make suggestion with LET’S
Let’s begin, shall we?
let’s not rush, shall we?
10. Special Tags
Verb TO BE with pronoun I
I’m right, aren’t I? or am I
not?(Formal)
I’m not right, am I?
11. Common Mistakes
Using NO? or ISN’T IT? as a general tag
It’s cold, no? (Isn’t it?)
You have a car, isn’t it? (don’t you)
We never go out, don’t we? (do we)
12. Usages
Rising intonation
Formulate a YES/NO question
Falling intonation
Reinforce a statement and get agreement with listener