1. The document discusses tag questions and provides rules and examples for forming tag questions in English. Tag questions are short questions formed by adding an auxiliary verb and a pronoun at the end of a statement. 2. The document explains that a negative tag is used with affirmative statements, and a positive tag is used with negative statements. Examples are provided like "Kate will be here soon, won't she?" and "They don't like us, do they?". 3. Exercises are included for the reader to practice forming tag questions with different verb tenses in statements. Answers are provided to check the responses.

1. Tag Questions
Ruth Manangan Almario, Teacher 1
Inhobol Elementary School
Division of Zambales

2. Drill/Review
What are the rules we should remember in
changing statement into questions.
Change the following into
questions
1. He draws pictures well.
2. They asked me to join the cheering
squad.
3. We need each other to keep the world
going

3. Read the conversation. Observe the proper
intonation when saying the tag questions.
Nita: This is an interesting book, isn’t it?
Nilo: Yes, it is. It has all the information about the
solar system.
Nita: Pluto is not a planet anymore, is it?
Nilo: Yes, Pluto is not considered a planet
anymore for many reasons.
Nita: You read a lot about the solar system,
don’t you?
Nilo: Not so much, but I find time to read.

4. By forming tag questions, we can put together
a statement and a question.
Statement Tag Question
Nichole likes chocolates. doesn’t she?
The children fly kites. don’t they?
That book is new. isn’t it?
These toys are expensive. aren’t they?
Notice that the statements above are
affirmative, it means “yes”. When a statement is
affirmative, the tag question is negative having the
word not.

5. TAG QUESTIONS
* Tag questions are short form at the end of
statements. They are mainly used in speech when
we want to confirm something or when we want
to find out if something is true or not.
- It isn’t a dog, is it?
- They are cats, aren’t they?
* Tag questions are formed with the auxiliary or
modal verb from the main sentence and the
appropriate subject pronoun.
- Karen is learning to drive, isn’t she?
- Mark can’t ride a horse, can he?

6. We use a negative question tag after a positive
sentence.
- Kate will be here soon, won’t she?
- There was a lot of traffic, wasn’t there?
- Michael should pass the exam, shouldn’t he?
We use a positive question tag after a negative
sentence.
- Kate won’t be late, will she?
- They don’t like us, do they?
- You haven’t got a car, have you?

7. * When the verb of the sentence is in the present or
past simple, we form the question tag with do/does
or did and the subject pronoun.
- John doesn’t like golf, does he?
- They left for Milan, didn’t they?

8. Supply the tag questions.
1. Father is getting drowsy, ______________?
2. Totoy needs a new school bag __________?
3. The sisters started arguing over the new
doll, ___________?
4. Henry did not win the first prize,
_____________?
5. The malls do not open at 8:00 A.M.,
____________?

9. Check your answer against the key answer.
1. isn’t he
2. doesn’t he
3. didn’t they
4. did he
5. does it

10. Evaluation:
Add a tag question to each statement.
1. Our test is difficult, _______________?
2. My teacher is leaving early tomorrow, ________?
3. Luisa prepared her report well, ___________?
4. The pen does not write well, _______________?
5. Mr. Cruz conducted a review, _______________?

11. Check your answers against the answer key.
1. isn’t it
2. isn’t she
3. didn’t she
4. does it
5. didn’t he

12. Assignment:
Fill in the missing parts of these tag questions.
1. The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane,
_______________?
2. Ms. Santos is conducting an experiment,
_______________?
3. The first real thermometer was created by Galileo,
_______________?
4. Science and Mathematics are interesting subjects,
_______________?
5. The mayor gave the inventor an award,
______________?