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Question tags are short questions added to statements to encourage a response or confirm information. They use an auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and a pronoun. Positive statements take a negative question tag and vice versa. Exceptions include using "shall" after imperatives like "let's" and "will/would" after requests. This document provides examples of question tags and tips for their use.

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Question tags are short questions added to statements to encourage a response or confirm information. They use an auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and a pronoun. Positive statements take a negative question tag and vice versa. Exceptions include using "shall" after imperatives like "let's" and "will/would" after requests. This document provides examples of question tags and tips for their use.

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Question tags are short questions added to statements to encourage a response or confirm information. They use an auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and a pronoun. Positive statements take a negative question tag and vice versa. Exceptions include using "shall" after imperatives like "let's" and "will/would" after requests. This document provides examples of question tags and tips for their use.

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Question tags are short questions added to statements to encourage a response or confirm information. They use an auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and a pronoun. Positive statements take a negative question tag and vice versa. Exceptions include using "shall" after imperatives like "let's" and "will/would" after requests. This document provides examples of question tags and tips for their use.

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Whats a question tag?

A question followed by another short question ( ex: Do your children like sweets, dont they? A positive statement followed by a short question ( ex: Youve done a lot of travelling, havent you? A positive or negative statement followed by a negative or positive question tag. ( ex: Your father works in Canada, doesnt he? / There arent any theatres in the city, are there?
Click on the answer you think is right!

Remember that
We use the auxiliary or modal verb in the statement in the question tag. Ex: She looks really great, doesnt she? / Your father cant 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

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

Outstanding exceptions:

What do you use after. Lets imperatives .. and after Im ?

This is what we use


Shall Ex: Lets go out for a walk, shall we? Will/ would Ex: Post this letter for me, will you? Arent Im younger than you, arent I ?

Think about question tags for these statements:


Im right,_____________? Youve been working late again,_____________? You havent got a pen by any chance,____________? Lets have a break,_________? Sit down a moment, ________? You met your husband in N.Y,___________? Were going to London on Saturday, ______________? You havent broken that as well, ____________?

Tips!
In replies to question tags we use short answers. Youve been here before, havent you? No, I havent, actually! Notice that when the information is not correct people use actually after the short answer. Notice the comma before the question tag

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