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This document discusses tag questions in English. It explains that a tag question is a statement followed by a mini-question, called the question tag, that is used to seek confirmation or agreement. Some examples of tag questions are provided, such as "You speak English, don't you?" The document also outlines the basic structures for positive and negative statements followed by negative and positive question tags respectively. It provides special cases like "I am right, aren't I?" and shows how to form question tags for statements involving words like "nothing" and "nobody". Finally, a short practice section tests forming question tags for various statements.

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QTags

This document discusses tag questions in English. It explains that a tag question is a statement followed by a mini-question, called the question tag, that is used to seek confirmation or agreement. Some examples of tag questions are provided, such as "You speak English, don't you?" The document also outlines the basic structures for positive and negative statements followed by negative and positive question tags respectively. It provides special cases like "I am right, aren't I?" and shows how to form question tags for statements involving words like "nothing" and "nobody". Finally, a short practice section tests forming question tags for various statements.

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Tag Questions

You speak English, don't you?

Question Tag or Tag question?

By Ana Carmona P.
Tag Questions
You speak English, don't you?

A tag question is a special construction in English.


It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The
whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-
question at the end is called a "question tag".
Tag Questions
You speak English, don't you?

The basic structure is:

Positive statement, negative tag?


Snow is white, isn't it?

Negative statement, positive tag?


You don't like me, do you?
Tag Questions
You speak English, don't you?

Some special cases:

I am right, aren't I? aren't I (not amn't I)


You have to go, don't you? you (do) have to go...
I have been answering, haven't I? use first auxiliary
Nothing came in the post, did it? treat statements with
nothing, nobody etc like negative statements
Let's go, shall we? let's = let us
He'd better do it, hadn't he? he had better (no auxiliary)
Tag Questions
You speak English, don't you?

1. Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, ?


2. The car isn't in the garage, ?
3. You are John, ?
4. She went to the library yesterday, ?
5. He didn't recognize me, ?
6. Cars pollute the environment, ?
7. Mr. Binn has been to Peru recently, ?
8. The trip will be very expensive, ?
Tag Questions
You speak English, don't you?
1. Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, isn't he ?
2. The car isn't in the garage, is it ?
3. You are John, aren't you ?
4. She went to the library yesterday, did she ?
5. He didn't recognize me, did he ?
6. Cars pollute the environment, don't they ?
7. Mr. Binn has been to Peru recently, hasn't he ?
8. The trip will be very expensive, won't it ?
Tag Questions
You speak English, don't you?

The End

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