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NHP Int Unit 11 Question Tags

NHP Int Unit 11 Question Tags

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NHP Int Unit 11 Question Tags

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Question tags are very common in spoken English. The most common patterns are:

  • positive sentence > negative tag

     It’s cold, isn’t it?

     She can sing, can’t she?

     We’ve met before, haven’t we?

  • negative sentence > positive tag

     There aren’t many people here, are there?

     They won’t be late, will they?

     You haven’t been waiting long, have you?

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2 If there is no auxiliary, we use do/does/did.

  • positive sentence > negative tag

     You work at Hanson’s, don’t you?

     We loved India, didn’t we?

  • negative sentence > positive tag

     The shops don’t stay open very late here, do they?

     Karen didn’t wait for us, did she?

  • Note that we replace a noun or name with a pronoun in the tag.

     Theo doesn’t look very happy, does he? NOT ... does Theo?

     People are very friendly here, aren’t they? NOT ... aren’t people?

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  • Note that for negative tags with I’m, we use aren’t.

     I’m wrong again, aren’t I? NOT I’m wrong again, am I?

  • Notice the meaning of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ in answer to question tags.

     A You’re Ana, aren’t you?

      B Yes. (= Yes, I’m Ana) / No. (= No, I’m not Ana)


  •  A It isn’t very warm today, is it?

      B No, it isn’t. (= I agree)

     

      A It’s really cold in here, isn’t it?

      B No, it isn’t. (= I disagree)

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We use question tags to keep a conversation going, by involving listeners and inviting them to participate.

 The meaning of a question tag depends on how you say it. The speaker’s intonation rises or falls on the question tag.

 


  •  You’re Dan, aren’t you? (= a real question asking for confirmation)

     (Rising intonation)


  •  You’re Dan, aren’t you? (= a way of starting a conversation) (falling intonation)

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Workbook Ex 7 page

  • Write in the question tag.


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Fill in the Blank

1. Montreal is in Canada, ___?

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Workbook Ex 8

  • Write a sentence for each situation withthe verbs in brackets.

  • You're in a restaurant. Your daughter is playing with her food. You can tell she isn't happy. (like)

  • You don't like your food, do you?

  • Now do 2 to 6

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Workbook Ex8 Part 2

  • Ask people to do things, or ask for information.

  • Use negative sentence with positive question tag.

  • It's raining and you need to go to the station. Pete has a car. Perhaps he could give you a lift?

  • Pete, you couldn't give me a lift to the station, could you?

  • Now do 2 to 6

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