This document discusses question tags in English grammar. Question tags are used to get information or confirmation and their form depends on whether the preceding statement is positive or negative. If the statement is positive, the question tag is negative, and vice versa. Examples of dialogues are provided to demonstrate the usage of question tags. The document also provides exercises for readers to practice adding question tags to given statements.

1. For class VIII AP State
Syllabus Students.
CHAPTER – 2
SOCIAL ISSUES

2. Read the following sentence taken from the story:
“You were brought up by the parish, weren’t you?”

3. In this sentence ‘weren’t you?’ at the end is called
a question tag. Question tags are used to get
information or confirmation. The question tags are
positive if the statements are negative. And if the
statements are positive, questions tags are
negative

4. If the statement has an auxiliary, the tag begins
with an auxiliary. In case it does not have an
auxiliary, it will begin with do/does/did.

5. Read the following dialogue to understand the
usage of question tags.
Ramu: The weather is good, isn’t it?
Vijay: Indeed, Ramu.
Ramu: How about going out now? Hope
you’ll join me, won’t you?
Vijay: I’ve got an important work now, I am
afraid.

6. Read the following dialogue that took place at a party. Add
suitable question tags to complete it.
Rohit: Hi, I’ve met you before __________
Suma: No, I don’t think so.
Rohit: But your name is Vani, __________
Suma: No, it’s Suma! Anyway, glad to meet you.
Rohit: Me too. This is Rohit. The party seems to be really
lively, ___________
Suma: Yes definitely. We enjoy ourselves a lot on
such occasions _______
Rohit: Yeah, we do.
haven’t I? Isn’t it? doesn’t it? don’t we?

7. Add question tags to the following statements.

8. We haven’t had our dinner yet _________
have we?

9. Tigers are ferocious animals _________
aren’t they?

10. It is raining ________
isn’t it?

11. We can go home now ________________
can’t we?

12. Susie’s poems are religious and secular, ________
aren’t they?

13. You haven’t broken that glass ___________
have you?

14. You must tell me ___________
mustn’t you?

15. Let’s have a break now, _______________
shall we?

16. That was fun __________
wasn’t it??

17. Sidhu draws pictures, _____________
doesn’t he?

18. They went to London last year, __________
didn’t they?

19. Raja writes short stories, ____________
doesn’t he?

20. Susie plays guitar well, _________
doesn’t she?

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