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English Tag Questions
Table of Contents
- Grammar Rules
- Exercises
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This lesson can be used on all ages of beginner to intermediate students.
It is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: “Is that right?” or “Do you agree?” They are very common in English.
The basic structure is:
| positive statement | negative tag |
|---|---|
| Snow is white, | isn’t it? |
| negative statement | positive tag |
|---|---|
| You don’t like me, | do you? |
Notice that the tag repeats the auxiliary verb (or main verb when be) from the statement and changes it to negative or positive.
Answering Tag Questions
How do we answer a tag question? Often, we just say Yes or No. Sometimes we may repeat the tag and reverse it (They don’t live here, do they? Yes, they do). Be very careful about answering tag questions. In some languages, an opposite system of answering is used, and non-native English speakers sometimes answer in the wrong way. This can lead to a lot of confusion!
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