Information Questions&Tag Questions

Information Questions&Tag Questions

Information Questions

Q: What are you going to do in the summer? A: I’ll probably travel.

Q: Where will you go? A: I’ll go to Jordan.

Q: How will you get there? A: Maybe I’ll drive. Note: We often use will with probably or maybe to express doubt or uncertainty

Tag Questions

We often use tag questions to check information.

We use an auxiliary verb and a subject personal pronoun.

With an affirmative sentence, use a negative tag. With a negative sentence, use an affirmative tag. 

Affirmative (Negative Tag)

Global warming will melt the ice at the poles, won’t it?

Most people use their cars to get around the city, don't they?

Scientists are close to finding a cure for cancer, aren’t they?

It usually snows in winter, doesn’t it?

You are from Riyadh, aren’t you?

Negative Sentence (Affirmative Tag)

People won’t live on other planets in 100 years, will they?

They are not going to go on the school science trip, are they?

He isn’t working at the research center tomorrow, is he?

It doesn’t usually rain in summer, does it?

She isn’t from Muscat, is she?