NAYANA THAMBIENGLISH

Reg.No:16514371009M.A.E.T TRAINING

COLLEGE

QUESTION TAGS

A question tag is a small question at the end of a

statement.

Question tags are used when asking for agreement

or confirmation.

POSITIVETAGS

NEGATIVETAGS

TWO TYPES OF QUESTION

TAGS

POSITIVE

TAGS

Is he?

Was he?

Did you?

Have you?

Will you?

Must we?

Do you?

Are you?

Can you?

Were they?

Could you?Had you?

Would you?

Should you?

NEGATIVE TAGS

Aren't I ?

Wouldn’t you?

Shouldn’t you?

Mustn't we?

Couldn’t you?

Can’t you?

Hadn't you?

Won’t you?

Haven't you?

Doesn’t you?

Didn’t you?

Don’t you?

Weren't he?

Wasn’t he?

Isn't heAren't you?

Shall we?

A positive statement

A negative question tag

You are a student, aren't you?

A negative statement

A positive question tag

Mary isn't a teacher is she?

LETS PRACTICE, SHALL WE?

i. They want to come, _______ ?ii. Elizabeth is a dentist, ______ ?iii. They won’t be there, _______?iv. You will be there, ________?v. There aren't any problems,

_____?vi. That’s your umbrella, ________?vii. Monkey cant swim, ___________?

ANSWERS

i. They want to come, don’t they?ii. Elizabeth is a dentist, isn't she?iii. They won’t be there, will they??iv. You will be there, won’t you?v. There aren't any problems, are

they?vi. That’s your umbrella, isn't it?vii. Monkeys can’t swim, can they?