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TAG QUESTION

A tag question is a question added at the end of a sentence. Speakers use tag question chiefly to make sure their information is correct or to seek agreement.

 

Affirmative sentence + Negative tag         Affirmative answer expected

Examples:

a.       Mary us here, isn’t she? Yes, she is.

b.      You like coffee,don’t you? Yes, I do.

c.       They have left, haven’t they? Yes, they have.

 

Negative sentence + Affirmative tag           Negative answer expected

Examples:

1. You aren’t here, are you? No, I am not.
2. Mary doesn’t like tea, does she? No she doesn’t.
3. They haven’t left, have they? No, they haven’t.

1.      The tag pronoun for this/that = it. Example:

Ø  This/That is your bag, isn’t it?

2.      The tag pronoun for these/those = they. Example:

Ø  These/Those are yours, aren’t they?

3.      In sentences with there + be, there is used in the tag. Example:

Ø  There is a meeting tonight, isn’t there?

4.      Personal pronouns are used to refer to indefinite pronouns. They is asually used in a tag to refer to everyone, everybody, someone, somebody, no one, nobody. Example:

Ø  Everyone took the test, didn’t they?

5.      Sentences with negative words take affirmative tags. Examples:

Ø  You’ve never been there, have you?

Ø  Nothing is wrong, is it?

NB:

Ø  I am supposed to be here, am I not? (is formal English)

Ø  I am supposed to be here, aren’t I? (is common in spoken English)

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