Disjunctive Questions

Disjunctive Questions
Short Answers
Question Tags
• Question tags are short questions added to
the end of a statement to ask for
confirmation of, or agreement with, the
statement.
• They take the same auxiliary verb as in the
statement.
• A positive statement is followed by a
negative tag, and a negative statement is
followed by a positive tag.
Study the following question tags:
“aren’t I?” I’m older than you,
“I am” aren’t I?
“didn’t I?” He used to go to

“I used school with you,
to” didn’t he?
“will you/won’t you?” Phone me later, will

Imperative you?/won’t
“can you/could you?” you?/can you?
“shall we?” Let’s go home now,
“Let’s” shall we?
we
“Let me/ “will you/ won’t you?” Let her decide for
herself, will you/
him” won’t you?
“will you?” Don’t come round

“Don’t” so late again, will
you?
“haven’t I?” She has got her
“I have” own office, hasn’t
(possession)
she?
“don’t I?” We had a great
“I have” time, didn’t we?
(idiomatic use)
“There is/ “isn’t/ aren’t there?” There is some mail
for me, isn’t there?
There are”
“isn’t it?” That’s your car over
“This is/ there, isn’t it?
That is”
• NB! Note that everyone/someone/ anyone/no one form their
question tags with an auxiliary verb + they.
Everyone offered to help, didn’t they?
We use non-negative tags after never, no, nobody, hardly, scarcely, little.
It’s hardly rained all summer, has it?
Add the appropriate question tag.
1. That book is new, ………………………………..?
2. Don’t forget to go to the supermarket,…………?
3. Let’s go out for dinner,.…………………………..?
4. They had a fight last night,……………………….?
5. There is a hospital near you,…………………….?
6. Let him finish his coffee,………………………….?
7. I’m due at your house at six,……………………..?
Add the appropriate question tag.
8. He has got a Harley, …………….……………….?
9. He used to work with Ann,…………….…………?
10.Pass me that pencil,.……………………………..?
11.She’s been to Paris,………..…………………….?
12.Don’t ask for my opinion,…..…………………….?
13.This is the way to Brian’s house,………………. ?
14.He’s got a friendly face,…………………………..?
So do I/ Neither do I
She speaks Spanish. – So do we (I,…).

+ John went to Florida. – So did Kate.
John can’t play the drums. – Neither can I.
- I’ve never been to Rome. – Neither has he.
Short answers
Asking for permission/ Giving/Refusing
Making requests permission/ Answering
requests
Can I/ Could I close the + Yes, you can./ Yes, of
window? course (you can).
- No, you can’t.
May I/ Might I use your + Yes, you may./Yes, of
computer? course (you may).
- No, you may not./I’d
rather you didn’t./I’m afraid
Short answers
Making suggestions/ Answering suggestions/
invitations invitations
Will you/ Would you/ + I’d like to./I’d love to/ Yes,
Would you like to join all right.
me for dinner? - I’m afraid I can’t./I’d love
to but I can’t/ I’m sorry I
can’t.
Shall we go out for a + I’d like to./I’d love to/ Yes,
walk? all right.
-I’m afraid I can’t./I’d love to
Short answers
Making offers Answering offers
Shall I/we, Can I/we, + Yes, please.
Would you like me to - No, thank you./ No,
help you? thanks.
• NB! So and not can be used in short answers after:
think, hope, expect, suppose, I’m afraid, guess, it
seems, say, believe or imagine.
Will he pass his exams?” – “I hope so”/
so “I hope not”.
not
Could he be lying?” – “I don’t believe so”.
so
Echo tags
• Echo tags are response to an affirmative or negative
sentences. They are used to ask for more
information or to show anger, concern, confirmation,
interest, surprise.
He quit his job. – He did? (surprise)
He hasn’t called. – He hasn’t? (surprise)
He quit the job. – He did, didn’t he? (confirmation)
I’ll be punished, will I? (we don’t expect the answer)

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“didn’t I?” He used to go to

“will you/won’t you?” Phone me later, will

“will you?” Don’t come round

She speaks Spanish. – So do we (I,…).

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