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Question Tags

Question tags are short questions that are added to statements or imperatives to turn into questions.We use it to confirm information.

Auxiliary verbs of Tags:

  1. Use the auxiliary of the statement as the auxiliary of the tag.Contracted forms should be used.
  • He didn't invite you, did he?
  1. Use the first auxiliary verb to form tag questions.
  • He will have a new bike, won't he?
  1. If there is no auxiliary verb in the sentences we use do verbs  to form tag questions.
  • She sings well, doesn't she?
  1. Singular auxiliary verbs( is, was, has, does) change to plural auxiliary verbs (are, were, have, do) to form tags if the subjects of the statements are somebody, someone,nobody,etc.
  • Somebody helps me, don't they?

Subject of tags:

  • Use the subject pronouns of the statements as the subjects of tags.
  • If there are nouns, indefinite pronouns or two pronouns in the subject, replace them wth single pronouns.

Chart showing subject of tag:

 Statement Subject Tag Subject Example
 I I I love dancing, don't I?
 ...and I We Shital and I enjoy singing, don't we?
 You and.... You You and Anil can do it, can't you?
 Singular male he Amit is a doctor, isn't he
 Singular female she Sujata is a nurse, isn't she?
 This, that, uncountable noun, singular noun, something, nothing, everything itThis is my hat, isn't it?
Nothing is seen there, is it?
 These/Those

They


Plural nouns
Someone, somebody, nobody, everyone, everybody		 
they		 These hens are black, aren't they?
They bunk classes, don't they?
Someone called me last night, didn't they?
 There there there is a wallet fallen, isn't there?
 One one one should keep one's promise, shouldn't one?




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