The document explains what question tags are in English grammar and how they are formed based on whether the main clause is positive or negative and whether it contains an auxiliary verb, modal verb, or "I am". Question tags are short questions placed at the end of statements. If the main clause is positive, the question tag is negative, and vice versa. The question tag takes the same auxiliary, modal, or linking verb as the main clause. Intonation also differs based on whether the question tag is a real question or rhetorical confirmation. Examples are provided to illustrate each case.

1. By The 7th Group
Yudi Kadriawan
Mantilina Ervina

2. Explanation
Question tags are the short questions that
we put on the end of sentences - particularly
in spoken English.
(Question Tags adalah pertanyaan singkat
yang kita taruh di akhir kalimat khusunya
dalam Bahasa Inggris).

3. Positive/negative
If the main part of the sentence is positive, the
question tag is negative (jika kalimat utamanya adalah
kalimat positif maka Question Tagnya negative).
 He is student, isn’t he?
 You come the campus, don’t you ?

4. Next…
And if the main part of the sentence is negative, the
question tag is positive. (apabila kalimat utamanya
adalah kalimat negative maka Question Tagnya
positif).
 You have not eaten yet, do you?
 She is not coming, is she?

5. With Auxiliary Verb
If this is an auxiliary verb (‘have’, ‘be’) then the
question tag is made with the auxiliary verb.
 They’ve gone away for a few days, haven’t
they?
 They weren’t here, were they?
 He had met him before, hadn’t he?
 This isn’t working, is it?

6. Without auxiliary verbs
If the main part of the sentence doesn’t have an
auxiliary verb, the question tag uses an appropriate
form of ‘do’.
 I said that, didn’t I?
 You don’t recognize me, do you?
 She eats meat, doesn’t she?

7. With modal verbs
If there is a modal verb in the main part of
the sentence the question tag uses the same
modal verb.
 They couldn’t hear me, could they?
 You won’t tell anyone, will you?

8. With ‘I am’
The question tag for ‘I am’ is ‘aren’t I?’
 I’m the fastest, aren’t I?

9. Intonation
 If the question tag is a real question we use rising
intonation. Our tone of voice rises.
 If we already know the answer we use falling
intonation. Our tone of voice falls.

10. Last…

13. Testing
1. You love me…
2. You have not eaten…
3. She comes to the party…
4. They late, …
5. We could read it, …
6. I am the most handsome/beautiful, …