what’s a question tag? a question followed by another short question ( ex: do your children like...
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What’s a question tag?•A question followed by another short question ( ex: Do your children like sweets, don´t they? •A positive statement followed by a short question ( ex: You’ve done a lot of travelling, haven’t you?•A positive or negative statement followed by a negative or positive question tag. ( ex: Your father works in Canada, doesn´t he? / There aren’t any theatres in the city, are there?
Click on the answer you think is right!
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Remember that…• We use the auxiliary or modal
verb in the statement in the question tag. Ex: She looks really great, doesn’t she? / Your father can’t drive, can he?
• We only use pronouns in question tags
• For positive statements, the question tag must be negative and for negative statements, the question tag must be positive
• We only use pronouns in question tags
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Why do we use question tags?• To get someone involved
in our conversation and encourage a response
• To confirm information that you think is true
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Outstanding exceptions:
• What do you use after…. Let’s imperatives ….. and after I’m ?
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This is what we use…
• ShallEx: Let’s go out for a walk, shall
we?
• Will/ would Ex: Post this letter for me, will you?
• Aren’tI’m younger than you, aren’t I ?
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Think about question tags for these statements:• I’m right,_____________?• You’ve been working late
again,_____________?• You haven’t got a pen by any
chance,____________?• Let’s have a break,_________?• Sit down a moment, ________?• You met your husband in
N.Y,___________?• We’re going to London on
Saturday, ______________?• You haven’t broken that as well,
____________?
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Tips!
• In replies to question tags we use short answers.
You’ve been here before, haven’t you?
No, I haven’t, actually!• Notice that when the
information is not correct people use actually after the short answer.
• Notice the comma before the question tag