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What is a tag question?
How are they formed?
Why do we use them?
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What is a tag question?
A tag question is
a short question
added to the end of a positive
or
negative statement:
He is, isn't he?
He does, doesn't he?
He will, won't he?
He can, can't he?
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How are they formed?
Normally a positive statement is
followed by a negative tag, and a negative statement
is followed by a positive tag:
+ -
You're English, aren't you?
- +
You're not German, are you?
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! The statement and the tag are
always separated by a comma.
(,)
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! Treat any statements with nothing, nobody etc
like negative statements.
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! The verb in the statement should
be the same tense as the verb in the
tag.
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Present tense | present
tense
You are a good singer, aren't you?
Past tense | past tense
You didn't go to work yesterday, did you?
Present perfect | present perfect
You have been to London, haven't you?
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Why do we use them?
to verify or
check information that we think is true or to
check information that we aren't sure is true;
for effect, when we are trying to be sarcastic, or to make a strong point. So be sure to use them with care.
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We show the meaning of the tag
question through intonation
(a rising intonation).
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Rule №1
V ( + ) .... , tail
( – ) ?
V ( – ) .....,
tail ( + ) ?
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Rule №2
Each sentence has its own “tail”!
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САМОДОСТАТОЧНЫЕ глаголы
IS, ARE, HAS GOT, HAVE GOT,
CAN, MUST, SHOULD, WILL, SHALL, HAVE
My brother IS
a very good doctor, ISN’T he?
Bob CAN NOT run fast, CAN he?
Helen HAS GOT five kittens, HASN’T she?
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СЛАБЫЕ
глаголы
LIKE, GO, CLEAN, WRITE, LIVE, OPEN, SAW,
WASHED, COOKED, GAVE, VISITED, DECORATED…
Peter MET a friend
yesterday, DIDN’T he?
Your sister DOESN’T LIKE bananas, DOES she?